The San Diego River is prone to flooding, especially during conditions like Thursday’s expected storm. Hundreds of unhoused people living along the riverbed are especially vulnerable to rising waters. It was a race against time on Wednesday to ensure everybody knows it.
A cold Pacific storm will drop 2 to 2.5 inches of rain across much of San Diego County from Thursday morning to Friday afternoon, possibly causing heavy runoff in a region still recovering from last week’s damaging, storm-induced flooding, the National Weather Service said.
The atmospheric river that deluged San Diego last week followed close on the heels of enormous waves that punished the California coast at the beginning of the year, with both weather events setting off alarms in more ways than one.
For the second time in a month, torrential flooding returned to Southern California this week with El Niño-fueled rains rolling in off the Pacific Ocean. This time San Diego felt the punch. The city, known for weather “the closest thing to perfect in America,” experienced one of its wettest days on record.
San Diego River Expected to Flood During Thursday’s Storm, NWS Predicts
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /10 News San Diegoby Moses SmallThe San Diego River is prone to flooding, especially during conditions like Thursday’s expected storm. Hundreds of unhoused people living along the riverbed are especially vulnerable to rising waters. It was a race against time on Wednesday to ensure everybody knows it.
Pacific Storm Could Drop 2.5 Inches Of Rain Across San Diego County Later This Week, Possibly Triggering More Flooding
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /The San Diego Union-TribuneA cold Pacific storm will drop 2 to 2.5 inches of rain across much of San Diego County from Thursday morning to Friday afternoon, possibly causing heavy runoff in a region still recovering from last week’s damaging, storm-induced flooding, the National Weather Service said.
OPINION – Climate Is Changing and So Should Our Emergency Preparedness
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /Times of San Diegoby Allen DavisThe atmospheric river that deluged San Diego last week followed close on the heels of enormous waves that punished the California coast at the beginning of the year, with both weather events setting off alarms in more ways than one.
Dry, Sunny San Diego Was Hit With Damaging Floods. What’s Going On? Is It Climate Change?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /USA Todayby Dinah Voyles Pulver & Doyle RiceFor the second time in a month, torrential flooding returned to Southern California this week with El Niño-fueled rains rolling in off the Pacific Ocean. This time San Diego felt the punch. The city, known for weather “the closest thing to perfect in America,” experienced one of its wettest days on record.