San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

San Diego County to Get Foot of Snow, Heavy Rain in ‘Full On’ Day of Winter Tuesday

Tuesday’s weather forecast contains a sentence not often heard in San Diego County: We’re going to have a day of full-on winter. A distinct river of uncommonly cold, moist air will flow through the region, bringing heavy snow to parts of Mount Laguna and Palomar Mountain, and about half as much to some lower elevations. […]

Potent Winter Storm Brings Snow to the Mountains, Rain Everywhere Else

The tail of a potent Pacific storm is dropping snow across the San Diego County mountains and rain virtually everywhere else on what is expected to be the final day of nearly a week of cool, stormy weather. The National Weather Service predicted up to 8 inches of snow would fall in the mountains and as much […]

SCV Ratepayers Asked to Limit Outdoor Water Use – Not a Problem

As Santa Clarita Valley residents emerge from the second straight week of rain, local water officials have made a reasonable request to limit outdoor water use and to curtail lawn-watering. Specifically, SCV Water officials have asked customers to limit outdoor water use until Feb. 9 while they carry out annual maintenance on facilities at Castaic […]

More Rain? Storm Brings Mudflows, Rock Slides, a Blizzard to Southern California

Rams fans won’t have Southern California’s blue skies and sunshine to comfort them after the team’s 13-3 Super Bowl loss to New England on Sunday. Scattered showers and snow in the mountains are expected throughout the Southland through Tuesday night as back-to-back cold troughs of low pressure move over the area, according to the National […]