A powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California on Saturday, snarling traffic and closing highways as the state prepared to usher in a new year.
In Southern California, moderate-to-heavy rain was falling Saturday. The region will begin drying out on New Year's Day, with no rainfall expected during Monday's Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Elsewhere, in Tustin, Orange County Fire rescued three people from cars just before midnight in the middle of a flooded Fourth Street off-ramp on the 55 Freeway northbound. One adult was sitting on top of his car, and two others were stuck inside another car. Two people did manage to walk away from their cars without any help. No injuries were reported.
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