US EditionCalifornia declares state of emergency as Christmas storms threaten flash floods
Governor Newsom mobilizes over 300 personnel and emergency resources to respond to heavy rains and mudslides caused by multiple atmospheric rivers impacting six California counties.
- By issuing a state emergency on Dec. 24, Gavin Newsom declared efforts to mobilize resources and support the California National Guard in six counties, saying, `California is acting early and decisively to do all we can to get ahead of dangerous winter storms.`
- Multiple atmospheric rivers including the Pineapple Express funneled tropical moisture onto the West Coast, while saturated soils and burn-scar zones from recent wildfires raised debris flow risks.
- State agencies pre-deployed 55 fire engines, 10 swiftwater rescue teams, three helicopters and over 300 personnel; San Bernardino County firefighters rescued motorists and checked homes in Wrightwood while neighbours and shelters aided stranded families at Lytle Creek.
- Life‑threatening flash flooding continues today and tomorrow, the National Weather Service said, with closures on Interstate 5 near the Burbank Airport and Angeles Crest Highway amid two storm-related deaths.
- Forecasters expect additional surges on Thursday with 4 to 8 inches in Southern California foothills and up to a foot in mountains, and more than 30.48 cm in some lower‑terrain mountain areas.
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Another wave of heavy rain is expected to pound Southern California later on Christmas Day
Many Southern California residents woke up to sunshine and a reprieve from the rain on Christmas morning, but another storm surge is expected to pound the region later in the day and Thursday night, forecasters said, with more flooding, mudslides and downed trees possible. “Locally heavy rain is expected during the day (Thursday afternoon) and into early Friday morning, especially in the mountains, with rain rates up to a 0.50-0.75 inches per ho…
Newsom Declares Emergency as Floods, Mudslides Threaten California on Christmas Day
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency across six counties on Christmas Eve as a series of powerful winter storms drenched much of the state, triggering flash flooding, mudslides, debris flows, and water rescues, with forecasters warning that another storm system could make Christmas Day one of the wettest in years for Southern California. The emergency proclamation, issued Dec. 24, covers Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San …
The U.S. state of California declared its state of emergency, Wednesday, in Los Angeles and many communities in the south, due to torrential rains that have dispelled fears about possible dangerous floods in the premise...
Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and several other counties, mainly in southern California, due to climatic conditions. Torrential rains create fears of landslides and mud flows in some areas. - "Lifes and property are in grave danger": California in a state of emergency in the face of floods (International).
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