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East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts
February 18, 2024 (San Diego) – The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for San Diego County’s mountains, valleys, and coasts, as well as portions of Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino ,Los Angeles and Oxnard counties. The watch is in effect tonight through Wednesday morning due to a Pacific storm moving into our region expected to bring up to 1.5 inches of rain locally.
A low pressure system from the north is forecast to bring widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms, with moderate to heavy rains capable of flooding in urban and low-lying areas.
A high surf advisory has also been issued for San Diego’s coastal areas, where waves as high as 12 feet and dangerous swimming conditions may occur.
Use caution when driving and stay alert as weather conditions are updated and a flood watch could potentially be changed to a flood warning if flooding occurs..
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