San Diego is expected to get hit by its first major storm of the year this week following the single slowest start to the region's typical "rainy season" in recorded history.

A new prescribed burn, called Palomar Mountain Piles Wcsl, was initiated 12:10 p.m. Jan. 8 in San Diego County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for more than a month.

Crews with the County of San Diego Public Works were clearing out debris and checking pipes and drains on Tuesday in various parts of the county ahead of this week’s storms.

San Diego County could see potentially heavy rains and some snow this week. Here’s where residents and businesses can pick up free sandbags across the county.

There is up to a 15% chance of light precipitation on Tuesday as the marine layer deepens from coastal to foothill areas throughout the county, with the heavier rain arriving later in the week, forecasters said.