SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- California is cleaning up ahead of yet another wet-weather onslaught while parts of Nevada are digging out from under several feet of snow, forecasters said.
A strong subtropical storm dumped heavy rain on San Diego County for a full week, but crews were cleaning up flooded streets and restoring power ahead of another storm expected Christmas night, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
"We got an incredible conveyor belt of moisture from the subtropics that not only threw a blanket of snow over the Sierra Nevada but brought widespread flooding across Southern California," said Mark Moede, a forecaster at the National Weather Service, "from the coastline to the deserts, from San Diego to Victorville."
In Nevada, residents of Mount Charleston faced a chilly 3-day wait for power to be restored following one of the worst winter storms in recent memory.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal said a storm dropped several feet of snow on the mountain, knocking down trees and disrupting power.
"It will be three days or so for the main line in Kyle Canyon," said NV Energy spokesman Mark Severts. "Off that, there are wires running to individual homes and cabins. … You'll get the bulk of the power back after the main line is fixed, but it could take more days for the other lines."
Parts of Kyle Canyon have received more than 6 feet of snow since Saturday and NV Energy removed its crews when an avalanche warning was issued Wednesday.
The system that socked Southern California weakened and slowed as it moved east, the National Weather Service said. Weather expected to reach the West Coast by Saturday will be much weaker than the storm moving out.
