Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said Monday. … The National Weather Service expects rain through the Christmas week as a series of atmospheric rivers was forecast to make its way through Northern California. A large swath of the Sacramento Valley and surrounding areas were under a flood watch through Friday. … Up to 6 feet of snow was predicted for parts of the Sierra Nevada and winds could reach 55 mph in high elevations by Wednesday.

Other storm and flooding news:

• Active NorCal (Fresno, Calif.): 11 inches of rain in 24 hours sends water surging into Lake Oroville
• San Francisco Chronicle: After catastrophic flooding, Redding fears another deluge
• The Stockton Record (Calif.): Flood watch in Stockton, San Joaquin County as atmospheric river hits California
• The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): How the 1955 flood reshaped Yuba City and Marysville history
• Bay City News (Berkeley, Calif.): NWS issues series of advisories for Russian River, San Francisco Bay and North Bay
• Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.): Storm floods homes, traps motorists and takes fire station out of commission
• Los Angeles Times: Deadly winter storm arrives in Southern California, bringing widespread flood, travel risks
• Redheaded Blackbelt (Susanville, Calif.): Another round of heavy storms expected on the North Coast after brief lull
• SFGate: Snow finally arrives in Tahoe