California’s holiday storm sequence is producing a different—but equally consequential—set of travel hazards: debris flows and mudslides in burn-scar and mountain communities, coastal flooding and high surf, and dangerous mountain conditions with avalanche risk.
The state already soaked by days of rain was hit again on Christmas Day, prompting evacuation warnings and high surf advisories as thousands lost power.
The human toll and the scale of disruption are central to the story. News outlets report the storm system has been blamed for at least 4 deaths, including a San Diego fatality from a falling tree and the death of a Sacramento sheriff’s deputy in what appeared to be a
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