Winter storm brings heavy snow and strong winds
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Forecasters measured 4.52 inches of rain at the Santa Barbara Airport on Christmas, beating the previous record of 2.17 inches set in 1955.
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Flash flood, thunderstorm alerts in effect for California with heavy rain expected to last days
More than 41 million Americans across California, Nevada and Arizona are under flood watches on Wednesday amid a rare, high risk for excessive rainfall and flooding.
Powerful winds and heavy rainfall are forecast to begin at 8 p.m. and increase overnight with the possibility of thunderstorms.
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Heavy rain across Southern California continues to cause severe flooding, disastrous conditions
The potential for flooding remains high because parts of the ground remain heavily saturated. Weather officials warn that rainfall will quickly turn into runoff.
Officials in Los Angeles and surrounding counties warned that the giant holiday storm could trigger "widespread flash flooding."
The National Weather Service has issued wind advisories for all 21 counties for Friday with gusts up to 50 mph expected to arrive in 2 waves through the day.
Heavy rain, including some thunderstorms, will soak West Michigan Sunday. TODAY Rain & thunderstormsHIGH 51WIND SE 5-10 mph (increasing late) Winter
Heavy rain and flash flooding already led to water rescues and at least one death in Northern California, local officials said. Shasta County Sheriff Michael L. Johnson on Monday declared a state of emergency to prepare for more rain and allow the state to help with hazard mitigation and search and rescue operations.