Firefighters were also going door to door to check on residents, and the area was under a shelter-in-place order, local officials said.

Intense downpours that could trigger dangerous flood threats in California are putting a damper on Christmas Eve travel plans, while the New England area braces for heavy snow later in the week.

California officials and weather forecasters urged holiday travelers to avoid the roads on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ahead of a series of powerful winter storms that threatened to slam the state with relentless rains,

After presents under the tree, holiday travelers will face a far less pleasant surprise. A powerful post-Christmas storm is forecast to cause travel troubles on both the East and West Coasts. FOX Weather Meteorologist Ian Oliver discusses the disruptions expected ahead.

A powerful winter storm swept across Southern California on Wednesday, with heavy rain threatening mudslides in areas scorched by wildfires, bringing near white-out snow conditions in the mountains and hazardous travel for millions of holiday drivers.

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A reprieve on Christmas Day from Wednesday’s brutal storm gave residents and emergency responders in some of Southern California’s mountain communities a chance to recover from mudslides, floods and damaged power lines.

Are you hitting the roads or the skies Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Most of the Northeast looks dry Wednesday and Thursday. The next winter storm will bring accumulating snow and ice to the Northeast Friday into Saturday,