The storm hit northern California on Thursday, November 21. On Tuesday, the storm had already transformed into a "bomb cyclone", becoming even more intense on the west coast of the United States. According to the National Weather Service in Medford,

A third winter storm is on its way to California, with forecasts anticipating that it will hit the Golden State on Friday, only days after a bomb cyclone unleashed hurricane-force winds across the Pacific Northwest and an atmospheric river brought a deluge of rain and snow.

A developing storm system forecast to swing off the Oregon and Washington coastline on Friday will add to the region's weather woes.

Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — the son-in-law of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader "El Mencho" — was arrested in Riverside, California, officials said.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco highlighted the significance of the arrest: "The Jalisco Cartel—one of the world's most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations—is weaker today because of the tenacious efforts of law enforcement to track down and arrest a cartel leader who allegedly faked his own death and assumed a false identity to evade justice and live a life of luxury in California.