(Rain has already made it to Imperial County)....Stronger rain and thunderstorms are expected later Thursday afternoon.

A Flash Flood Watch goes into effect in the afternoon. Sand bags for those who want or need them are still available. They are available at the El Centro and Calexico Fire Departments, as well as at the Imperial County Fire Stations. El Centro will have empty sand bags at all three fire stations, and they will have sand available at the corner of Scott and Imperial Avenue, next to the El Centro City Library, at South 5th Street and West Olive Avenue in the parking lot near the Old Post Office Pavilion and at the Stark Field Parking lot on Fourth Street. You will have to take your own shovel and fill the sand bags yourself. The City encourages residents to prepare for possible flooding.