As another atmospheric river pushes into the U.S. West Coast on Sunday, December 21, 2025, the conversation has shifted from “when will the water stop?” to “how fast can communities recover?” and “who’s equipped to respond?” Federal forecasters are warning of long-duration heavy rain and flash flooding risk in parts of California, while the Pacific Northwest remains waterlogged after a punishing stretch of storms that damaged infrastructure, forced evacuations, and kept restoration crews running at full speed. wpc.ncep.noaa.gov+2The Weather Channel+2 Against that backdrop, a wave of business announcements and local recovery efforts is spotlighting a reality homeowners and property managers