Weather

• New Yorkers Wake Up to Snow, Though Not as Much as Forecast - Predictions were revised down on Friday. Central Park still saw more than 2 inches of snow, with higher totals outside of New York City.
• How New York Is Preparing for Its First Major Snowstorm in Years - Streets were brined, plows were ready and flights were canceled as the metropolitan region braced for up to 10 inches of snow.
• Downpours Ease in Southern California, but Flood Risks Remain - Another wave of rain was hitting the Los Angeles area on Friday, adding to the record-setting precipitation over Christmas.
• Heavy Rains and Floods Threaten California on Christmas Day - Much of Southern California remained at risk of potentially deadly floods on Thursday, as heavy rains showed little sign of easing through the week.
• Intense Storm in Southern California Brings Heavy Rain and Forces Evacuations - The authorities said some residents had resisted leaving their homes on the holidays, but forecasters warned the storm could be deadly, especially where burn scars from this year’s fires remain.
• Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Northern California - As floodwaters submerged cars and prompted rescues in the state’s far north on Sunday, forecasters warned that Central California would receive heavy rain later in the week.
• National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says - Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”
• 100,000 in Washington State Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise - Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents, urging them to seek higher ground.
• Washington Faces Heavy Rain and Flooding From Atmospheric River - Tens of thousands of people there and in nearby British Columbia were poised to evacuate as heavy rain caused flooding and sent rivers rising to dangerous levels.
• Snow Falls in New York State as Major Storm Approaches - Snow affected inland regions of New York and Pennsylvania as tens of millions of people across the Northeast braced for a major winter storm.