A winter storm continued to dump heavy snow across parts of California on Friday, December 26, prompting officials to close a portion of California State Route 267 due to multiple vehicle spinouts.This footage taken and posted to X by Daniel Buchmueller shows snow-covered trees and vehicles in Truckee,

An emphasis has been placed on burn scar areas that are more susceptible to flooding, mudslides and debris flows.

At the Pacoima Wash in San Fernando, a person called 911 to report seeing a woman in the fast-moving waters, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Crews were using markers to try to find the woman, who was wearing all black and traveling at 25 miles per hour in three feet of water. They did not find her.

More than 122 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles for Christmas and New Year's holidays this year.

Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California this week. Relentless winds and rain also triggered widespread debris flows and left homes halfway filled with mud.

The potential for flooding remains high because parts of the ground remain heavily saturated. Weather officials warn that rainfall will quickly turn into runoff.

After a stormy Christmas, California gets one more rainy day Friday before a sunny, mild weekend brings relief statewide.

A sustained, wave-after-wave storm pattern keeps snowfall stacking for several days, with the coldest air arriving late in the cycle. Snow levels steadily fall from the mid to upper mountain zone early to well below base elevations by Thursday into Friday, and snow ratios improve from heavy, dense snow to more supportive, drier turns late.

At least three people have died and more than 140,000 homes and businesses faced power outages on Christmas Day after a powerful winter storm struck California and broke rainfall records on Wednesday, triggering road closures and flooding, as forecasters warn of more rain.