Lingering showers continued in parts of San Diego County Wednesday morning but were expected to taper off later in the day as a cool storm that led to power outages, roadway flooding and record rainfall moves out of the region.
One location, Chula Vista, got enough rain to set a record for the date - - 0.54 of an inch, exceeding the former Nov. 4 milestone of 0.22, set in 1918, according to the National Weather Service.
In all, the blustery conditions brought well over an inch of precipitation to many parts of the county. On Tuesday, the 1.09 inches that came down at Lindbergh Field topped the previous record for the day of 0.7, set in 1850. The deluge also pushed the bayside airport well over its average rainfall amount of 1.01 inches for all of November.
The downpours were intense enough for a time Tuesday evening to flood part of westbound Interstate 8 in Mission Valley, Federal Boulevard at San Miguel Avenue in Lemon Grove and Quarry Dip Road in Spring Valley, authorities said.
Also, power outages overnight in Clairemont, Linda Vista and Mission Valley were attributed to the inclement weather.
Over a 48-hour period ending at 1 Wednesday afternoon, the dark clouds dropped 1.62 inches of moisture in the San Miguel area; 1.44 at Lyons Peak; 1.41 in Serra Mesa; 1.4 in Pine Hills; 1.24 in Julian and Lemon Grove; 1.23 at Lake Cuyamaca; 1.18 in City Heights; 1.12 at Lindbergh Field and in University Heights; 1.05 in Mission Valley; and 1.01 in Descanso.
During the same period, the storm shed 0.94 of an inch of rain in La Mesa and Linda Vista; 0.84 on Volcan Mountain; 0.79 in Santa Ysabel; 0.73 in Kearny Mesa; 0.65 in Alpine; 0.55 in El Cajon; 0.51 at the USS Midway Museum; 0.46 in Lakeside; 0.45 in Mission Beach; 0.39 at Brown Field airport and in Santee; 0.34 in Point Loma; 0.32 in Del Mar and Oceanside; 0.28 in Encinitas; 0.24 in Campo and Poway; 0.22 in Valley Center; 0.17 in Solana Beach; 0.16 in Carlsbad and San Ysidro; 0.13 in Warner Springs; and 0.06 in Oak Grove.
Traces of snow fell on Mount Laguna, meteorologists said.
The storm also flooded part of westbound Interstate 8 in Mission Valley, and Federal Boulevard at San Miguel Avenue in Lemon Grove and Quarry Dip Road in Spring Valley, authorities said.
Power outages overnight were also attributed to the severe weather, according to San Diego Gas & Electric. Utility crews were working Wednesday to restore electricity to homes in businesses in Clairemont, Linda Vista and Mission Valley.
A warming trend is expected to begin Thursday and continue into the weekend, forecasters said.
