Overview
- FlightAware reported 1,191 U.S. flight cancellations and 3,974 delays on Friday during the peak holiday return.
- New York City prepared for up to 25 centimeters of snow overnight into Saturday, with 785 flight cancellations at area airports and snow-removal crews deployed.
- The National Weather Service warned of dangerous driving conditions across the Great Lakes as a final low-pressure system moves through before a drier weekend.
- California endured deadly impacts from an atmospheric river, with at least three storm-related deaths reported, mud and debris flows, and about 58,000 households losing power overnight, mostly in Monterey County.
- Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued emergency declarations, and authorities posted evacuation warnings or orders in several fire-scarred areas.