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The landslide underneath U.S. Highway 101 caused the roadway to drop as much as 12 feet in some areas.

Another huge winter storm has slammed California's coastal and inland areas with strong winds and heavy rain and snow. It has downed power lines and closed roads and is linked to at least two deaths.

The storm on Wednesday and Thursday is just the latest in a series of storms that have recently battered the region.

The weather will be the result of an atmospheric river, strong winds carrying vast amounts of moist air up from the Southern Pacific.

The frigid Christmas storm has killed at least 24 people across the country, trapping some residents inside homes with snow drifts, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

More than 200 million people — about 60% of the U.S. population — were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. Over 5,000 flights have been canceled.

Scientists are finding that Western wildfires can have far-reaching impacts. If they're burning while Central U.S. thunderstorms are forming, the rain and hail can be dramatically more destructive.

Authorities are warning people about chilly river temperatures as the heat begins to build this weekend.

The strong winter storm could make travel through the mountains difficult, dropping 80-100 inches from Tuesday to Monday, as many people travel for the winter holidays.

A category 5 atmospheric river is hitting Northern California, bringing historic rains and causing flooding, power outages and ash and debris flows in wildfire burn scars.

Many cities along the West Coast are setting up free public spaces where people can escape from this weekend's oppressive heat. In others, people may be on their own.

Strong wind and rain storms are expected to hit the West Coast this week, moving south towards Southern Oregon and Northern California.