Scattered rain and mountain snow showers will continue across Northern and Central California on Friday morning. But stormy conditions will fade across California by the evening, giving way to generally quiet weather for the three-day holiday weekend. Continued showers could add up to an additional foot of snow in the Sierra Nevada above 5,000 feet, with the heaviest snowfall in the morning and midafternoon Friday. Travelers heading across the Sierra for the holiday weekend should prepare for winter driving conditions. In the Bay Area, rain showers will be more hit-or-miss than Thursday’s widespread precipitation. 

Other rain, snow and flood news:

• SFist: As water levels rise, NorCal’s largest dams put spillways into action
• Los Angeles Times: Mudslides, flooding, rescues, possible tornado as storm batters Southern California
• The Associated Press: Southern California hit by destructive debris flows caused by heavy rains
• CNN: Torrents of mud and floodwater cover roads and trap cars in LA, but city dodges another disaster
• The New York Times: Los Angeles endures heavy rain but appears to avoid major landslides
• The San Diego Union-Tribune: First big storm of winter will ease the wildfire threat in San Diego County — but perhaps only temporarily
• Santa Cruz Sentinel: Bay Area hit by heavy rain, flooding and landslides; thousands without power
• SFGate: Creeks hit flood stage as atmospheric river slams Bay Area
• San Francisco Chronicle: Mammoth Mountain predicts ‘fantastic’ skiing conditions amid major powder influx
• KJZZ (Phoenix, Ariz.): Atmospheric river to bring snow to northern Arizona