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Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.
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Forecasters said very hot weather was expected Monday in the deserts, but most other areas would be somewhat cooler. The valley areas could be 5 to 10 degrees cooler than on Sunday. -
Triple-digit temperatures are expected in parts of San Diego County Friday, as is potentially record-breaking heat this weekend as a heat wave continues to bear down on the region. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn excessive heat watch for areas other than the coast is scheduled to take effect Friday morning and extend through Sunday evening. -
Toasty temperatures and pronounced humidity will increase through the end of the workweek, and the hot spell will peak just in time to make Saturday and Sunday oppressively balmy in many spots, particularly inland locales. -
Amid the historic drought, concerns are growing over potential floods, coastal erosion and mudflows from the strengthening El Niño. -
There will be a chance of more of the same weather in the East County on Friday, though it was expected to be considerably milder, if it occurs at all. -
Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop over the mountains and deserts Thursday morning as an upper level disturbance moves through the region. -
The ocean warming condition known as El Niño is looking increasingly like the last major El Niño in 1997, which brought a lot of rain to San Diego. -
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in San Diego and five other California counties because of damage from last weekend's rainstorms. -
The main route connecting Los Angeles and Phoenix, which was closed when a surge of floodwater damaged several bridges spanning small desert gullies, is set to partially reopen Friday — far sooner than officials first estimated.
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