Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier.

Forecasters are calling for a chance of rain across Southern California this Christmas Eve. “There’s a lot of the cloud and fog starting out this morning and then later on this afternoon that’s going to be turning into rain,

The National Weather Service issued a high surf warning, with waves reaching up to 35 feet, after a pier collapsed.