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Hundreds of San Diego homes and businesses were damaged or ruined in devastating floods after punishing rainfall fell Monday during a 'thousand-year storm.'
San Diego's rain amounts have been well below normal this season, which started Oct. 1. But this single storm brought the city to slightly above normal for the year, Maxwell said.
Photos shows mudslides, floods after storm in Southern California Mud lies on a street, following a mudslide, in Malibu, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2025.
San Diego received record rainfall for California at higher elevations causing floods and prompting road closures. [22] [18] Two tornado warnings would be issued for portions of San Diego County by the National Weather Service due to a severe thunderstorm produced by the storm complex, although no damage would be caused. [23] [24]
A major atmospheric river storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday in Northern California, moving south over the next 48 hours. It's bringing heavy rains, strong winds and significant snowfall.
1909 – The storm extended from Fort Ross along the Sacramento River up to the Feather River basin. One small town along the flood path was inundated with 57.41 inches (1,458 mm) over the course of 20 days. The flood episodes of 1907 and 1909 in California resulted in an overhaul of planned statewide flood control designs.
Portions of California State Route 78 in Imperial Valley were closed, and the California Highway Patrol, United States Coast Guard's San Diego sector, and the Imperial County Fire Department assisted with flood rescue operations. [26] More than 4 inches (100 mm) fell across portions of Imperial County and east of Palo Verde. [26]
The San Juan Capistrano Democrat also promised to keep pushing for longer-term resources, which could be used to help people permanently relocate and to better study the shifting coastline.