Sea-surface temperatures along the coast of Southern California have grown unusually warm in the last month, contributing to record-breaking temperatures and uncomfortable humidity in San Diego. The ocean temperatures warmed from a hot weather pattern in place across California this summer, which vaulted the state to its warmest July on record. The hotter-than-average conditions are […]
Two San Diego County Water Authority employees took home first place honors in the annual – and unusual – competition that tests the mettle of public works professionals with backhoes, wheelbarrows and other tools of the trade. And one Water Authority veteran – Bobby Bond Jr. – earned the title of 2018 Master Operator for […]
A water main running along a hillside between two residential streets burst Monday causing a mudslide that flooded nearly a dozen Midway District homes and displaced residents. The 8-inch concrete main broke between Larga Circle and Oleander Drive around 2:30 p.m. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) told NBC 7 that four homes on Oleander […]
The daytime high in San Diego hit 83 degrees on Monday, the 17th straight day that the high was 80 or above, says the National Weather Service says. And the same is likely to happen on Tuesday. A high pressure system and unusually warm ocean temperatures are fueling the hot stretch, and there’s little relief […]
Unusually Warm Southern California Ocean Helps Break Temperature Records in San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Weather Channelby Chris DolceSea-surface temperatures along the coast of Southern California have grown unusually warm in the last month, contributing to record-breaking temperatures and uncomfortable humidity in San Diego. The ocean temperatures warmed from a hot weather pattern in place across California this summer, which vaulted the state to its warmest July on record. The hotter-than-average conditions are […]
Water Authority A Winner At Skills Competition
/in Achievements, Features, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle FalkenthalTwo San Diego County Water Authority employees took home first place honors in the annual – and unusual – competition that tests the mettle of public works professionals with backhoes, wheelbarrows and other tools of the trade. And one Water Authority veteran – Bobby Bond Jr. – earned the title of 2018 Master Operator for […]
Water Main Break Floods Midway Homes with Water and Mud
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /NBC 7 San Diegoby Omari FlemingA water main running along a hillside between two residential streets burst Monday causing a mudslide that flooded nearly a dozen Midway District homes and displaced residents. The 8-inch concrete main broke between Larga Circle and Oleander Drive around 2:30 p.m. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) told NBC 7 that four homes on Oleander […]
San Diego’s Daytime High Hits 80-or-Above Range for the 17th Straight Day
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsThe daytime high in San Diego hit 83 degrees on Monday, the 17th straight day that the high was 80 or above, says the National Weather Service says. And the same is likely to happen on Tuesday. A high pressure system and unusually warm ocean temperatures are fueling the hot stretch, and there’s little relief […]