A severe storm hit Southern California on Christmas Eve. Flash floods and mudslides caused widespread damage. Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency. Residents faced dangerous conditions with flooded streets and blocked roads.

Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain will close on Christmas Eve due to heavy rain as a powerful “atmospheric river” storm system moves through Southern California. Knott’s and Magic Mountain will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24 due to inclement weather, according to each park’s official website.

A driver was killed in a fiery freeway crash just north of Sacramento on Christmas Eve, officials said. The California Highway Patrol said Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews responded to a crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Elkhorn Boulevard, in the Foothills Farms area.

An atmospheric river, low pressure system and wildfire burn scars are a volatile mix for southern California this Christmas. Here's what we know.

Historically, the NFL does not play on Christmas Eve unless it falls on a day of the week when games are normally scheduled. The NFL had a full slate of 10 games on Sunday, December 24 in 2023 and 11 games on Saturday, December 24, 2022 to largely avoid Christmas Day. Prior to that, the NFL hosted just one Christmas Eve game since 2018.

Intense downpours that could trigger dangerous flood threats in California are putting a damper on Christmas Eve travel plans, while the New England area braces for heavy snow later in the week.

Happy holidays! Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve Powerball was $1.7 billion not long after 6 Florida tickets won $1 million in less than a month.

On Thursday, Dec. 18, Trump signed an executive order adding two extra paid holidays to the federal calendar in 2025. During his first term in presidential office, Trump gave federal workers Christmas Eve off in both 2019 and 2020.