On Christmas Day, torrential rain in Southern California set new records in Los Angeles, Burbank and Santa Barbara, forecasters say.

Southern California is starting the week under sunny skies and gusty Santa Ana winds, but rain is expected to crash the party just in time for New Year’s celebrations. “We’re going to usher in the

A new storm from the Pacific not only threatens to bring more rain back into California, but may also get New Year's Eve revelers wet and could rain on someone's parade.

A high-wind watch was issued for much of Southern California, including near the Santa Ana Mountains, San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains and valleys, and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning.

Rainfall totals set daily records in several areas including LAX, Hollywood-Burbank Airport, Woodland Hills, Lancaster, and Palmdale.

The potential for flooding remains high because parts of the ground remain heavily saturated. Weather officials warn that rainfall will quickly turn into runoff.

Three days of heavy downpours that spawned flash flooding and mudslides across Southern California subsided on Friday, as residents of homes in the hard-hit mountain resort of Wrightwood began digging out mud and assessing damage.

Two have died as stormy weather enveloped Southern California on Wednesday and is expected to continue through Friday, causing a state of emergency and evacuations.

Another wave of rain was hitting the Los Angeles area on Friday, adding to the record-setting precipitation over Christmas.

A powerful storm carrying a strong atmospheric river laid siege to California Wednesday, with evacuations issued because of the risk of life-threatening flooding and debris flows. The National Weather Service is warning of more flooding rains and strong winds in Northern and Southern California on Christmas Day.