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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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The San Diego Padres went into an unusual rain delay and streets and highways flooded Sunday, as heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Dolores again hit San Diego County. -
Thunderstorms rumbled across San Diego County Saturday as the remnants of Hurricane Dolores weakened and moved offshore from Baja California. -
A National Weather Service beach hazards statement was scheduled to take effect Friday night and extend until Sunday night. Meteorologists said large southerly swells generated by the storm could reach local beaches as soon as Saturday evening. -
California continues to be immersed in a drought, but oddly enough San Diego’s Lindbergh Field is a little more than one inch away from reaching its 10.15-inch annual rainfall average. -
The strongest El Niño in nearly 20 years seems to be developing in the tropical Pacific Ocean, according to the latest forecast by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. -
With a heat wave gripping parts of Southern California and power demand on the rise, the manager of the state's energy grid has issued a "flex alert," urging residents to conserve electricity between 2 and 9 p.m. to reduce strain on the system. -
San Diego County saw hundreds of lightning strikes on Tuesday. The electrical activity caused no reported injuries but set patches of vegetation ablaze in fields and on hillsides in such areas as Campo, Poway and Vista. -
With extreme drought and an infestation of bark beetles decimating California’s forests, the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has adopted an emergency regulation for removing dead trees. -
Temperatures are expected to be 15 to 25 degrees above normal across Southern California over the coming days. A heat advisory for San Diego County's deserts is scheduled to remain in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday. High temperatures Tuesday are expected to range from 109 to 114 degrees, and from 110 to 115 degrees on Thursday. -
A National Weather Service excessive heat watch for the deserts is scheduled to take effect Tuesday afternoon and extend until Friday afternoon. Afternoon highs during the advisory period could soar to 114 degrees.
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