Christmas, California and Flood
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A powerful Christmas week storm is dumping rain across Southern California, putting at-risk communities on alert and prompting evacuation warnings.
An atmospheric river that dumped rain on California most of the week was easing Friday as New York City and other parts of the Northeast could get nearly a foot of snow.
Officials in Los Angeles and surrounding counties warned that the giant holiday storm could trigger "widespread flash flooding."
The region's wet Christmas is expected to continue through the weekend, though forecasters said Wednesday was expected to be the most intense day of rain.
A California storm on Christmas Eve caused flooding and mudslides, and prompted evacuations, power outages, and travel warnings as heavy rains hit the region.
Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed 55 fire engines and rescue crews across the state during the storms and his declaration allows counties to request federal aid.
A team from the National Weather Service is headed to Boyle Heights to see if a tornado possibly touched down early in the morning on Christmas Day.
More than 122 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles for Christmas and New Year's holidays this year.