A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday but there was still a risk of more mudslides and flooding, forecasters said.

A winter storm is hitting New York City and other parts of the Northeast, but an atmospheric river that dumped rain on California most of the week was easing.

After a stormy Christmas, California gets one more rainy day Friday before a sunny, mild weekend brings relief statewide.

Another round of heavy snow and scattered showers is expected Friday in Northern California as tens of thousands of people across the state remain without power.

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. -- A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada.

As a record-breaking Christmas storm wraps up across Southern California, sunny skies are in store for the weekend before rain returns on New Year’s Day. The storm prompted the wettest Christmas Eve-Christmas Day recorded for downtown Los Angeles in 54 years, the National Weather Service said, with the area catching 2.79 inches.

International Airport saw more than 3 inches in five days, but plenty of places got more. Here’s a rundown of numbers from Christmas and the week.

More than 122 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles for Christmas and New Year's holidays this year.

Officials in Los Angeles and surrounding counties warned that the giant holiday storm could trigger "widespread flash flooding."