Heavy snow and strong winds accompanied an atmospheric river over parts of California. These maps show snow totals.

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.

NWS flood alerts span large portions of California on Friday after an atmospheric river system hit the area over Christmas.

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By Jill Connelly and Rich McKay WRIGHTWOOD, California, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Three days of heavy downpours that spawned flash flooding and mudslides across Southern California subsided on Friday, as residents of homes in the hard-hit mountain resort of Wrightwood began digging out mud and assessing damage.

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The quakes come as California sees the effects of an atmospheric river that has caused flash flooding, rescues, and landslides.

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