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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, these storms can whip up walls of dust as high as 10,000 feet.
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A wind advisory remains in effect for San Diego County desert and mountain areas until 11 a.m Monday, with expected west winds from 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 65 mph, according to the National Weather Service. -
Barbuda and the Leeward Islands are in the crosshairs of Hurricane Tammy as Tropical Storm Norma moves toward inland Mexico. -
Forecasters say the storm system is expected to be at or near hurricane intensity as it makes landfall in the Leeward Islands on Friday. Up to 10 inches of rain and 3 feet of storm surge could follow. -
Above average high temperatures for inland areas were expected through Thursday, as much as 15 to 20 degrees above average for the inland valleys. -
High pressure to the north is likely to bring warming to San Diego County for Wednesday and Thursday with high temperatures in the valleys for Thursday in the mid 90s to around 100, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. -
Friday should be mild, followed by a warming trend with high temperatures increasing to 5 to 10 degrees above normal on Sunday and Monday. -
A return of onshore flow and a coastal eddy could deepen the marine layer with coastal low clouds spreading into portions of the inland valleys early Friday and across most of the valleys for early Saturday, the NWS said. -
It was expected to be much cooler in inland San Diego County Wednesday with strong and gusty southwest to west winds in the mountains and deserts gradually diminishing during the afternoon. -
Lidia was expected to rapidly weaken over the mountains and dissipate, but was still capable of soaking the region with heavy rain. -
San Diego County was expected to receive cooler and windier conditions Monday with a deeper marine layer through the middle of the week
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