California's Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proclaimed a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties, as a series of atmospheric rivers begins to pummel the state.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proclaimed a state of emergency in multiple counties in response to a series of powerful storms hitting California.

Residents in some of Southern California’s recent burn scar areas will be under flood watches and evacuation warnings and orders Tuesday morning as they prepare for the arrival of a powerful

A major winter storm rolled into California Tuesday, forcing more than 100 evacuations in burn areas while threatening flooding and travel delays through Christmas for much of the state, officials said.