A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Orange County on Wednesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service issued the warning at 4:38 p.m. Wednesday. An initial advisory was set to expire at 5:30 p.m. but was extended until 6:45 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning was issued for southern Orange County at 6:25 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

This is the second time this in the last five days that storms have prompted a similar warning in Orange County.

Residents can sign up for emergency messages from Orange County through OC Alerts here.

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