3 dead in catastrophic Christmas flooding in California; East Coast and Midwest Brace for Heavy Snow. NBC News Rebecca Cohen, Kathryn Prociv, Kate Reilly and Phil Helsel 26 Dec 2025 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. Three people were dead in California by Friday after major storms swept through the state, causing days of rain and flooding over the Christmas holiday — while in New York City, a storm was forecast to dump around a half-foot of snow. While the atmospheric river that sent flooding rain over California was winding down Friday the snow was forecast to begin Friday afternoon and evening in the Northeast, forecasters said.
The three weather-related deaths in California occurred Sunday through Wednesday, officials said. Sacramento County sheriff's deputy James Caravallo died in a single-vehicle crash on his way to work at a correctional center on Christmas Eve, the sheriff's office said. NBC affiliate KCRA of Sacramento reported roads were wet and officials believe the crash was weather-related. In San Diego, Roberto Ruiz, died Wednesday after a large tree branch fell on him, causing him to go into cardiac arrest, NBC San Diego reported, citing San Diego Fire-Rescue. The storms in California were brought on by an "atmospheric river," which was winding down Friday, the National Weather Service said. Flood watches remained for the Los Angeles region through Saturday because of runoff fears, it said. Wrightwood, California, a community in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles, got nearly a foot of rain. One resident who lives in the area said he was shocked to wake up to a “river running through our property.” The floods reached homes and buried cars in mud. Air and boat crews spent the holiday rescuing California residents trapped in high floodwaters, pulling some off of roofs.
Winter weather hits the Northeast..... A section of the Northeast including most of Pennsylvania and New York, as well as Connecticut and Massachusetts were under winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings Friday evening. The winter weather in the Northeast and the West Coast on Friday contributed to more than 6,000 delayed flights and 1,600 cancellations into or out of the U.S., according to flight tracking website FlightAware. New York City area airports led in cancellations......read on https://www.nbcnews.com/
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency for areas and counties pointed to be impacted by the storm system and New York City Emergency Management NYCEM has issued a travel advisory through Saturday. For the first time in over three years, New York City saw a Winter Storm Warning, though snow totals were around 4" as of Saturday morning. In eastern Pennsylvania, areas near Scranton and the suburbs of greater Philadelphia received over 0.5" of dangerous ice.Hundreds of PennDOT crews were at the ready to deal with the multi-threat storm delivering active winter weather, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Deputy Communications Director Brad Rudolph said. In Connecticut, the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (CTDOT) fleet of 650 snow plows and specialized snow removal equipment will remain active until the roads are clear of snow and ice, Gov. Lamont said. https://www.yahoo.com/news/