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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 4:16:31 pm PST

5%-15% Probability of excessive rainfall leading to flash flooding in Green and Yellow shaded areas, respectively.
60-70% probability of at least a half inch of rain in a 24 hr period. Much of this rain, across the Flood Watch in Kern County, will arrive between 2a and 8a Thursday, Jan 1st 2026.
Rainfall expected with storm #1. This is an uncharacteristically warm system, with snow levels at 10,000 feet. Thus heavy rainfall will be efficient near the storm across the high elevations and deserts in southern and eastern Kern county, where a Flood Watch is in effect from 10p Wednesday to 10pm Thursday.

 

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