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After basking in dry, mild weather for several weeks, the tide is turning for California, with an onslaught of rain, snow and wind expected over Christmas week as a series of atmospheric rivers unleash a firehose of moisture on the Golden State.
After record flooding in Washington state, then a widespread western windstorm, more Pacific storms are targeting different parts of the West through Christmas. Here's the latest forecast.
The highest chance at impacts will be in the days leading up to Christmas, with central and northern California expecting heavy snow, heavy precipitation, and high winds between December 19 and 22.
A daunting rainfall forecast isn’t expected to stop Californians or the rest of the U.S. from traveling in record numbers over the end-of-year holiday season.
Rounds of rain, snow and wind are set to slam California starting Sunday, elevating flash flooding concerns that start across portions of Northern California and last through the rest of the week.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a chance of snow starting Tuesday across the Sierra, including Yosemite Valley, Cedar Grove, and Sequoia National Park, with areas above 7,000 feet
A powerful Pineapple Express storm could end up delivering a wet, white and potentially wild Christmas to California, with the possibility of snow in the Sierra and plenty of rainfall across the Southland.
Some “California shoppers are paying nearly double” the national average for a holiday evergreen, a new study says.