A series of powerful winter storms is expected to douse California with relentless rain, heavy winds, and snow this Christmas week

More than 41 million Americans across California, southern Nevada and northwest Arizona are under flood watches on Wednesday amid a rare, high risk for excessive rainfall and flooding. This includes major metros like Los Angeles,

Residents of Southern California were bracing Wednesday for a powerful winter storm forecast to bring dangerous flooding as well as rock and mudslides to the region, threatening property and snarling holiday travel plans.

An emphasis has been placed on burn scar areas that are more susceptible to flooding, mudslides and debris flows.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued "life-threatening" flash flood warnings for parts of Southern California. Follow Newsweek live.

The atmospheric river storm is likely to cause a slew of hazards this week across California, including urban flooding, downed trees, outages and travel delays.

Millions under flood watches, evacuation orders in place as Southern California burn scar areas brace for storm. The Weather Prediction Center has issued a level 4 of 4 risk, a ma

California officials and weather forecasters urged holiday travelers to avoid the roads on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ahead of a series of powerful winter storms that threatened to slam California with relentless rains,