Strong winds and rain brought misery to California on Wednesday, with downed trees, flooding and intermittent power outages reported across the state. Multiple counties, especially in Southern California, are under flash flood warnings after an atmospheric river dropped inches of rain in the region.

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

Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman joins 'America Reports' to discuss the environmental impact of a massive California storm after upwards of seven inches of rain caused mudslides and floods.

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 powerful Christmas storm is dumping rain across Southern California, putting at-risk communities on alert and prompting evacuation warnings.