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The National Weather Service has issued a rare tropical storm watch for San Diego County, which could get heavy rain, high winds and strong surf this weekend that’s capable of causing flooding and damage along the region’s entire coastline.
The warning is mainly tied to Rachel, a dying tropical storm that is expected to produce periods of rain from late Saturday night to roughly noon on Sunday, forecasters said. A second weather system will arrive from the northwest Sunday night, spreading showers into late Monday or early Tuesday.
The heaviest rain is currently expected to fall in southeast San Diego County. Forecasters say San Diego could get a total of 0.75 inches to 1 inch of rain while the mountains could receive about 1.5 inches.
The Oceanside area could get as much as 0.80 inches. Forecasters also say the wind will gust about 30 mph at places like San Diego International Airport, Oceanside and Ramona.
Rachel has been shifting direction as it moves this way from southwestern Mexico, indicating that the forecast could change. But forecaster Miguel Miller said that coastal cities should prepare for the possibility of damage.
Rachel will produce 6- to 10-foot waves along much of the coast, especially at beaches facing southwest. That energy will arrive when the county will be experiencing seasonal high tides that will rise to the 6.5 to 7-foot level.
And El Nino has helped make the ocean unusually warm, which further raises sea level on a temporary basis. San Diego County has not had a tropical storm warning since August 2023 when a system called Hilary travelled up Baja California.
Hilary came ashore as a tropical depression that caused flooding in many areas.
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