It has been raining this morning and will continue on and off throughout the day.
We will be getting thunderstorms from Santa Barbara south into San Diego County, with the latter getting soaked well into the evening. Most of Los Angeles and Orange County should see the rain stop in the middle of the afternoon/evening rush hour, but in San Diego it will go on into the evening.
We should expect high winds throughout the area as well for the next two days.
The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Warning that will be in effect until noon Tuesday. low-lying beach areas should expect some flooding due to high surf, elevated tides and gusty west winds.
The highest surf will be on west-facing beaches.
El Segundo (Claudia Gestro)
From the National Weather Service:
* COASTAL FLOODING … THE COMBINATION OF VERY LARGE SURF … GUSTY WEST WINDS … AND ELEVATED HIGH TIDES WILL LIKELY BRING MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS TODAY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WHILE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ON TUESDAY MORNING … THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO THE VERY LARGE SURF AND ELEVATED TIDES. POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING RISKS INCLUDE BEACH PARKING LOTS AND CAMPGROUNDS AS WELL AS NORMALLY DRY HARBOR WALKWAYS AND NEARBY ROADS.
* IMPACTS … THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING DUE TO THE VERY LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF WILL ALSO BRING THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. DURING THE PEAK OF THIS SURF EVENT THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS.
* LOCATIONS … HIGHEST SURF ON WEST FACING BEACHES … ESPECIALLY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND MANHATTAN BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS …
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR AND SHALLOW FLOODING IS EXPECTED. AVOID LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS … ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. THIS IS THE TIME TO SECURE SANDBAGS FOR POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOOD PROTECTION NEAR STRUCTURES.
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING SURF AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE SWIMMING VERY DANGEROUS. INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID BEING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES.
REMEMBER… IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT … SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR … EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA … SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA … RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA … NORTHWESTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA…
* UNTIL 900 AM PST
* AT 758 AM PST … DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH MOVING THROUGH THE INLAND EMPIRE AND NORTHWEST SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF RIVERSIDE TO NEAR FALLBROOK … AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO … SAN BERNARDINO … FONTANA … MORENO VALLE Y… OCEANSIDE … CARLSBAD … TEMECULA … RIALTO … VISTA AND REDLANDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS …
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS … DESTRUCTIVE HAIL … DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION … MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR … CENTRAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA …
* UNTIL 930 AM PST
* AT 805 AM PST … DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH APPROACHING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR DEL MAR … AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO … SAN DIEGO … CHULA VISTA … CARLSBAD … EL CAJON … ENCINITAS … NATIONAL CITY … ESCONDIDO … LA MESA … POWAY … IMPERIAL BEACH AND RAMONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS …
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS … DESTRUCTIVE HAIL … DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION … MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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San Diego streets (Tim Forkes)
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY … BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING … COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TUESDAY … HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY …
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR BEACH LIGHTNING … WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
* BEACH LIGHTNING … A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LIGHTNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BEACHES BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM TODAY.
* SURF … 4 TO 8 FEET THIS MORNING … INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 FEET WITH ISOLATED SETS UP TO 15 FEET LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. 4 TO 8 FEET WITH SETS TO 12 FEET EARLY TUESDAY.
* COASTAL FLOODING… LOCALIZED FLOODING OF BEACH PARKING LOTS … LOW LYING ROADWAYS AND BEACH PATHS NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE PROBABLE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING.
* HIGH TIDES … TODAY: NEWPORT BEACH … 5.9 FT AT 7:36 AM PST. LA JOLLA … 5.7 FT AT 7:33 AM PST.
TUESDAY: NEWPORT BEACH … 5.9 FT AT 8:19 AM PST. LA JOLLA … 5.8 FT AT 8:16 AM PST.
* IMPACTS … HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION IS PROBABLE THROUGH TUESDAY. LARGE SURF MAY DAMAGE COASTAL STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS …
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS … BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS … AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS … TIDES AND SURF WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LIGHTNING AT LOCAL BEACHES. USE CAUTION AT THE BEACHES THIS MORNING.
Bold on Lightning Warning added by editor.
Top photo of Los Angeles by Claudia Gestro
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