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Flights canceled, roads closed as storms hit US holiday travel

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Major storms on both U.S. coasts and into the upper Midwest are disrupting travel plans during the busy postholiday period when many Americans are making their way back home.

More than 1,600 flights across the United States had been canceled as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time Friday, according to the FlightAware website. There were more than 19,000 ...Read more

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New Yorkers brace for biggest snow storm in years, up to 10 inches

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NEW YORK — Christmas festivities are winding down while New Yorkers are gearing up for a major snow storm.

The fast-moving storm is poised to bring snow and ice to huge swaths of Northeast this weekend, with more than 23 million people under winter storm warnings, including New York City, which could see its most significant snowfall since ...Read more

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Southern California's wettest Christmas holiday ever, and the intensifying drought-to-deluge cycle behind it

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LOS ANGELES — A year ago, officials were sounding alarms about a bone-dry winter that days later would combine with wind gusts of up to 100 mph to bring about the worst fires in Los Angeles history.

Now, Southern California just experienced its wettest Christmas in modern history.

This Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were the rainiest in ...Read more

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SoCal's wettest Christmas holiday ever, and the intensifying drought-to-deluge cycle behind it

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LOS ANGELES — A year ago, officials were sounding alarms about a bone-dry winter that days later would combine with hurricane-strength winds to bring about the worst fires in Los Angeles history.

Now, Southern California just experienced its wettest Christmas in modern history.

This Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were the rainiest in the ...Read more

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Southern California faces flood risk as storm begins to ease

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Coastal communities in Southern California braced for more rain and flash floods even as a powerful Christmas storm began to ease on Thursday evening, with a state of emergency still in place for Los Angeles and neighboring counties.

The potential for flooding will be high through Friday, as more showers and thunderstorms pass through the area,...Read more

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Thousands lose power, roads flood during Christmas storm in Sacramento area

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A winter storm rocked the Sacramento region on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, bringing high winds, rain and power outages.

Here’s a roundup of what occurred and the weather outlook.

Outages around the Sacramento region

Numerous outages were reported around the greater Sacramento region during the storm.

One outage affected 3,947 PG&...Read more

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Christmas Eve storm soaks Las Vegas Valley; flooding hits Death Valley

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Christmas Eve has arrived and so has the rain for the Las Vegas Valley.

A fire hose of tropical moisture from the Pacific Ocean is bringing widespread showers to Southern Nevada. The valley is under a flood watch until 4 a.m. Christmas morning.

Large portions of the valley has seen considerable rain today, with one home in Centennial Hills ...Read more

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LA wasn't dreaming of a wet Christmas, but that's what we got. And it can't be returned

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LOS ANGELES — The most powerful Christmas storm in years slammed into Southern California on Wednesday, closing roads, flooding streets and drenching last-minute holiday shoppers.

The region’s wet Christmas is expected to continue through the weekend, though forecasters said Wednesday was expected to be the more intense day of rain. ...Read more

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Thousands without power after punishing wind storm hits Bay Area; snow starts pummeling Sierra

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Thousands of people awoke without power Wednesday morning after a powerful storm slammed into the Bay Area, toppling trees and further complicating holiday travel across the region.

The North Bay, Peninsula and the South Bay appeared to bear the brunt of the latest storm front, which packed wind gusts topping out at 108 mph...Read more

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Deadly winter storm arrives in Southern California, bringing widespread flood, travel risks

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LOS ANGELES — A major atmospheric river storm walloping the state with heavy rains, strong winds and major snow has made its way to Southern California, bringing what forecasters say may become the region's worst Christmas storm in recent memory.

"This is a long-duration event, so we're going to be having the cumulative effects of rain," said...Read more

Colorado power outages disrupt atomic clock in Boulder

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Power shut off across Colorado last week as hurricane-force winds swept across the state. In Boulder, one of those outages caused time to briefly stand still.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Internet Time Service Facility in Boulder lost power Wednesday afternoon, disrupting the agency’s atomic clock, spokesperson ...Read more

Southern California's Christmas weather forecast keeps getting worse. What you need to know

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LOS ANGELES — The Pineapple Express storm bearing down on Southern California could bring heavy rain and strong winds throughout Christmas week, potentially triggering mudslides, downing trees and flooding not only freeways but also homes and businesses.

If the forecasts are right, this could be one of the stormiest Christmases in recent ...Read more

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California in for wet, white, potentially wild Christmas as Pineapple Express storm looms

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A powerful Pineapple Express storm could deliver a wet, white and potentially wild Christmas to California, with the possibility of snow in the Sierra Nevada and plenty of rainfall across Southern California.

The incoming atmospheric river system is shaping up to be the strongest in years to hit the Los Angeles area on the holiday — and ...Read more

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Jamaica's road to recovery after Hurricane Melissa requires international help, UN says

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Six weeks after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and left behind an unprecedented trail of destruction, hundreds of people remain unable to return home, while many others are still without electricity.

Dennis Zulu, the United Nations resident coordinator for the country and several others Caribbean islands, said Wednesday that while �...Read more

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Hundreds of thousands out of power in Washington state; blizzard warning continues

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SEATTLE — A storm brought high winds and heavy rain to Western Washington overnight into Wednesday, leaving more than 200,000 customers in the dark after days of flooding.

Wind speeds reached the 50s and 60s in Seattle and surrounding areas early Wednesday: In the Alpental Ski Area, 112 mph gusts were recorded around 2 a.m., and Snoqualmie ...Read more

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Jamaica tourism reopens after devastating Hurricane Melissa. It wasn't easy

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Three weeks after Jamaica was battered by the worst hurricane to hit the island on record, roads were still clogged with debris, thousands remained without electricity, and at Jakes Hotel on the island’s hard-hit Treasure Beach, brother and sister Jason and Justine Henzell were in a quandary.

As they worked to help farmers and fishermen in ...Read more

Big rain and snow could hit California around Christmas, risking floods, landslides and snarling travel

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LOS ANGELES — Big rain and snow could hit California around Christmastime, ending a long dry spell for the state.

There's a high risk for heavy rainfall along the entire California coast between Dec. 23 through Christmas Day, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said. There's also a high risk of ...Read more

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Washington weather: More rain, wind forecast; flood warnings still in effect

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Rain showers hit Western Washington Monday morning as another atmospheric river drenches the state.

The National Weather Service said Monday that the storm will continue through Wednesday, with about 2 to 4 inches of rain expected in foothill areas and 4 to 6 inches on higher ground. That will likely shift to snow in the mountains, including in...Read more

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Another atmospheric river is headed to Western WA, but it won't be as bad

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SEATTLE — As Western Washington reels from catastrophic flooding that swept the areas along major river valleys, another plume of moisture will arrive on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

An atmospheric river rolled into the region Monday, bringing devastating floods to several areas and hitting communities along the Nooksack...Read more

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NYC to get up to 4 inches of snowfall overnight

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NEW YORK — New York City is poised for a wintry glow-up overnight, with several inches of snow forecast to fall across the five boroughs as Christmas draws ever near.

While Saturday started off unseasonably warm — with highs hitting the low 40s — temperatures are expected to dip just enough by late evening, setting the stage for a snowy ...Read more