{"id":109495,"date":"2025-12-26T13:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/109495\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:59:11","slug":"new-storm-hitting-waterlogged-southern-california-could-bring-mudslides-and-high-surf-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/109495\/","title":{"rendered":"New storm hitting waterlogged Southern California could bring mudslides and high surf"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A car is flipped over along a storm-damaged road after a series of storms on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, near Phelan, Calif. (AP Photo\/William Liang)\"\"Mud covers the inside of a property after a series of storms on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. (AP Photo\/William Liang)\"\"Michelle Meyers inspects her property, buried in mud after a series of storms, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. (AP Photo\/William Liang)\"\"A car is buried in mud after a series of storms Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. (AP Photo\/William Liang)\"\"Davey Schneider walks on the roof of his storm-damaged home on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. (AP Photo\/William Liang)<\/p>\n

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. | California, soaked from days of relentless rain and recovering from mudslides in mountain towns, was hit with another powerful storm Christmas Day that led to evacuation warnings and high surf advisories.<\/p>\n

The San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department in Southern California issued an evacuation warning for Wrightwood, a mountain town about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles, a day after rescuing people trapped in cars during a mud slide.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service said waves near the San Francisco Bay Area could reach up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) Friday.<\/p>\n

Statewide, more than 70,000 people were without power Thursday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us.<\/p>\n

A day ago, heavy rain and fierce winds were blamed for at least two deaths.<\/p>\n

A major storm system moving toward the Midwest and Northeast was expected to interfere with travel, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

A mix of freezing rain and sleet could create icy conditions in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Maryland. Forecasters warned heavy ice could cause outages. Snow was expected to blanket the Northeast early Friday.<\/p>\n

Roads in the 5,000-resident California town of Wrightwood were covered in rocks, debris and thick mud on Thursday. With power out, a gas station and coffee shop running on generators were serving as hubs for residents and visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a crazy Christmas,\u201d said Jill Jenkins, who was spending the holiday with her 13-year-old grandson, Hunter Lopiccolo.<\/p>\n

Lopiccolo said the family almost evacuated the previous day, when water washed away a chunk of their backyard. But they decided to stay and still celebrated the holiday. Lopiccolo got a new snowboard and e-bike.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just played card games all night with candles and flashlights,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Davey Schneider hiked a mile and a half (1.6 kilometers) through rain and floodwater up to his shins from his Wrightwood residence Wednesday to rescue cats from his grandfather\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to help them out because I wasn\u2019t confident that they were going to live,\u201d Schneider said Thursday. \u201cFortunately, they all lived. They\u2019re all okay \u2014 just a little bit scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arlene Corte said roads in town turned into rivers, but her house was not damaged.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could be a whole lot worse,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re here talking.\u201d<\/p>\n

With more rain on the way, more than 150 firefighters were stationed in the area, said San Bernardino County Fire spokesman Shawn Millerick.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re ready,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s all hands on deck at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

A falling tree killed a San Diego man Wednesday, news outlets reported. Farther north, a Sacramento sheriff\u2019s deputy died in what appeared to be a weather-related crash.<\/p>\n

Areas along the coast, including Malibu, were under a flood watch until Friday afternoon, and wind and flood advisories were issued for much of the Sacramento Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n

The storms were the result of atmospheric rivers carrying massive plumes of moisture from the tropics during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.<\/p>\n

Southern California typically gets half an inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.5 centimeters) of rain this time of year, but this week many areas could see between 4 and 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters), with even more in the mountains, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Wofford said.<\/p>\n

More heavy snow was expected in the Sierra Nevada, where gusts created \u201cnear white-out conditions\u201d and made mountain pass travel treacherous. Officials said there was a \u201chigh\u201d avalanche risk around Lake Tahoe and a winter storm warning was in effect through Friday.<\/p>\n

Ski resorts around Lake Tahoe recorded about 1 to 3 feet (30 to 91 centimeters) of snow overnight, said Tyler Salas, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Reno. Forecasters expect to see up to another 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow through Friday, Salas said. The area could see 45-mph (72-kph) gusts in low elevation areas and 100-mph (161-kph) winds along mountain ridges.<\/p>\n

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared emergencies in six counties to allow state assistance.<\/p>\n

The state deployed resources and first responders to several coastal and Southern California counties, and the California National Guard was on standby.<\/p>\n

Associated Press writers Sophie Austin in Oakland, California, and Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City contributed.<\/p>\n

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