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Heaviest Rainfall This Winter and Potential Floods Forecast for San Diego County

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Caleb Lunetta

A new, more powerful storm is heading toward San Diego County this week and has the potential to bring multiple inches of rain and flash floods to communities throughout the region. The storm is projected to begin Wednesday morning and stay through Friday, with the heaviest rainfall occurring over the last two days, Stefanie Sullivan, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said Monday. The storm that arrived in North County last week, but largely missed South County communities, brought between 0.2 and 0.5 inches of rain.

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Heaviest Rainfall This Winter and Potential Floods Forecast for San Diego County

/in , /by /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Caleb Lunetta

A new, more powerful storm is heading toward San Diego County this week and has the potential to bring multiple inches of rain and flash floods to communities throughout the region.

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Advanced Water Purification Project Bursts Past $1 Billion

/in , /by /East County Magazineby Mike Allen

East County’s biggest infrastructure project, Advanced Water Purification, is officially costing more than $1 billion after the Joint Powers Authority that oversees it approved about $80 million in changes to its construction contract. AWP, planned since 2015 to provide water reliability to the region, was initially estimated to cost about $500 million to build, but by 2021, its former CEO Alan Carlisle told the Santee City Council the new estimate for the program was “north of $600 million.”

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This Week’s Storm Expected to Bring Most Rain of the Year, So Far, to San Diego

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby City News Service

The wettest storm of the year, so far, is expected to bring showers and some snow to San Diego this week. The atmospheric river storm will bring significant rainfall to Northern California and break down as it approaches San Diego County as early as Tuesday night. Despite a weakening storm, San Diego County is still expected to get several inches of rain by the time the storm is through. Rain chances will be off-and-on through Friday with rounds of rain bringing anywhere from 2-3 inches of rain at the coast and in the valleys and up to 4 inches of rain — and possible snow — to the mountains.

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Rain Showers Expected Thursday and Friday Morning | Here’s What to Know Ahead of This Storm

/in , /by /CBS 8 San Diegoby Evan Noorani

Periods of light rain can be expected across San Diego County for early Thursday and Friday mornings. The scattered showers will come along with a steady increase in clouds and overcast conditions with temperatures at their coolest this week. The heaviest accumulations of rain are favored for North County with totals dwindling as you move south.

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SoCal Storm Systems Expected to Graze San Diego Heading Into Super Bowl Weekend

/in , /by by Caleb Lunetta

Spotty rainfall is forecast to touchdown in San Diego County this week ahead of Super Bowl weekend, bringing much-needed precipitation to the local foothill and valley communities that have been under fire threat in recent months. The incoming weather systems are projected to bring rain across Southern California’s coastal communities, including the burn-scarred hills and mountains around Los Angeles, raising fears of mudflows and flash flooding.

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Cooler, Wetter Weather Expected to Displace Warming Trend By Mid-Week

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Brooke Binkowski

San Diego County is experiencing mild and dry weather, but rain is likely on the way later in the week, forecasters said.

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Politics Report: Oh Henry!

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Scott Lewis

I wrote several months ago about San Diego’s role in the sudden downfall of the Metropolitan Water District’s general manager, Adel Hagekhalil. A workplace discrimination complaint brought him down and, among many other points, that complaint, from the then CFO, referenced his deference to San Diego board members as fiscally reckless.

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Lake Hodges Tour Guides Say Low Water Levels Negatively Impacting Business

/in , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Delaney White

Brian Caldwell has been leading photo tours on Lake Hodges for years, with many spectators drawn in by wildlife. But after an inspection in 2022, the state mandated the water level be dropped, and Caldwell noticed a change in the wildlife population.

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County Looking to Buy Second Helicopter for Night Missions as It Takes Hard Look at Fire Response

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Teri Figueroa Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County wants to buy a second firefighting helicopter equipped for making water drops at night. It has nearly $4 million in hand but needs to find $14 million to pay for it. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted a unanimous 4-0 to pursue funding for the new helicopter, as well as buying four water tenders, which cost nearly $1 million each, and another $750,000 per tender a year to cover staffing costs. Finding money for the big-ticket items will be considered for the budget for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.

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