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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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Weather disturbances passing through Southern California will bring cool, unsettled and windy weather through Saturday. -
Rain will be possible in the majority of San Diego County Thursday and strong gusty winds are expected to develop Thursday night in the mountains and deserts. -
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from 11 p.m. Wednesday until 5 p.m. Thursday for San Diego County's inland and mountain areas, where winds are expected to gust from 30 mph to 70 mph. -
KPBS Midday EditionDespite long-standing calls for cutbacks, San Diego County’s overall water use in February soared 13 percent higher than for the same period in 2013. -
More gusty winds are expected in parts of San Diego County Tuesday, and up to a quarter inch of rain and mountain snow may be possible as a low pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska moves down the coast. -
In an executive order issued Wednesday, Brown ordered the state water board to implement reductions in cities and towns to cut usage by 25 percent. -
March was San Diego's 17th consecutive month with warmer than average temperatures. The 66.6-degree average last month surpassed the previous record, set in 1978, by 2.3 degrees. -
Climbing temperatures and a lack of snow have ended the ski season at the Bear Mountain and Snow Summit resorts. -
Meteorologists said the strongest winds would blow around desert mountain slopes. -
As of Sunday there were seven days this March where the mercury topped 80 degrees. The weather service said 1947 and 1988 were the previous March record holders, with 5 days above 80.
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