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Severe Weather In San Diego, San Diego County, California, Oct 7, 2026 · Confirmed
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
9
First seen
Oct 7, 3:41 PM PDT
updated Oct 12, 4:44 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
What Happened
Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel stripped sand from San Diego beaches and flooded coastal roads, KFMB-TV reported. Surf reaching up to 7 ft prompted a coastal flood warning in San Diego following the storm, KGTV reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (9), version 9, Oct 12, 5:14 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel strip sand from San Diego beaches, flood coastal roads · KFMB-TV
- Surf up to 7 ft prompts coastal flood warning in San Diego post storm Rachel · KGTV
- San Diego opens shelters for Tropical Storm Rachel rain · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)
- Inundaciones en San Diego: rescates acuáticos y cierres viales tras el paso de Rachel · KUAN (Telemundo 20)
- San Diego prepares for flooding as Post-Tropical Storm Rachel approaches · KNSD
- Post-tropical storm lashing southwest with coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds · KEYT-TV
- Post-tropical storm lashing southwest with coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds · KESQ-TV
- How to prepare as Tropical Cyclone Rachel heads toward San Diego · KPBS
- San Diego region prepares for Tropical Cyclone Rachel this weekend · The Coast News
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Hurricane Rachel could be on path to San Diego, new projections show · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 7, 3:41 PM PDT
Nuevas proyecciones indican que el huracán Rachel podría dirigirse hacia San Diego · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 7, 3:55 PM PDT
Remanentes de Rachel dejan lluvias intensas en Baja California y el suroeste de EEUU · KUAN (Telemundo 20)Oct 8, 5:09 AM PDT
Tropical storm watch issued for San Diego for Rachel's possible heavy rain, flooding · KNSDOct 8, 8:21 AM PDT
Is Tropical Storm Rachel coming to San Diego? Here's what new projections show · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 8, 3:30 PM PDT
How much rainfall could San Diego get due to Tropical Storm Rachel? · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 8, 5:37 PM PDT
Posibles lluvias intensas e inundaciones en San Diego por la tormenta tropical Rachel · KUAN (Telemundo 20)Oct 9, 9:00 AM PDT
San Diego agencies prepare for possible flooding, outages from Tropical Storm Rachel · KNSDOct 9, 9:34 AM PDT
Baja California se prepara para lluvias y fuertes vientos por los efectos de Rachel · KUAN (Telemundo 20)Oct 9, 10:52 AM PDT
NHC uses new tracking graphics as Tropical Storm Rachel nears San Diego · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 9, 11:24 AM PDT
Tropical Storm Watch issued for San Diego County as Rachel nears · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 9, 12:36 PM PDT
San Diego region prepares for Tropical Cyclone Rachel this weekend · The Coast NewsOct 9, 2:40 PM PDT
How to prepare as Tropical Cyclone Rachel heads toward San Diego · KPBSOct 9, 2:52 PM PDT
San Diego's Weather Forecast for October 9, 2026: Tropical Storm Rachel heads towards San Diego · KGTVOct 9, 11:37 PM PDT
San Diego prepares for flooding as Post-Tropical Storm Rachel approaches · KNSDOct 10, 7:42 AM PDT
Mayor Gloria outlines San Diego’s preparations for Tropical Storm Rachel · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 10, 8:58 AM PDT
This is when Tropical Storm Rachel will bring rain across San Diego · KGTVOct 10, 9:05 AM PDT
Post-tropical storm lashing southwest with coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds · KEYT-TVOct 10, 12:13 PM PDT
Tropical Storm Watch | Sandbag and emergency resources for San Diego County · KFMB-TVOct 10, 1:10 PM PDT
Inundaciones en San Diego: rescates acuáticos y cierres viales tras el paso de Rachel · KUAN (Telemundo 20)Oct 11, 5:39 AM PDT
Post-tropical storm lashing southwest with coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 11, 6:15 AM PDT
Tropical Storm Rachel could worsen coastal erosion along San Diego’s cliffs, geologist warns · KFMB-TVOct 11, 10:11 AM PDT
How much rain did Tropical Storm Rachel bring to the San Diego area? · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 11, 11:35 AM PDT
San Diego opens shelters for Tropical Storm Rachel rain · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 11, 3:03 PM PDT
Rachel's remnants bring high tides, coastal flooding, rough surf warnings to San Diego's coast · KGTVOct 11, 3:16 PM PDT
Surf up to 7 ft prompts coastal flood warning in San Diego post storm Rachel · KGTVOct 12, 12:08 PM PDT
Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel strip sand from San Diego beaches, flood coastal roads · KFMB-TVOct 12, 4:44 PM PDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
High Wind Warning
“High Wind Warning issued October 14 at 11:16AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA”
* WHAT...For eastern portions of the valleys, northeast to east winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph expected, locally higher near mountain foothills. For the western valleys, more localized wind gusts 35 to 45 mph. Strongest and most widespread winds will be on Friday. * WHERE...San Diego County Valleys. * WHEN...From 8 PM Thursday to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will become easterly on Saturday.
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 14, 11:16 AM PDT
High Wind Warning
“High Wind Warning issued October 14 at 11:16AM PDT until October 17 at 12:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA”
* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 65 mph. * WHERE...Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills. * WHEN...From 6 AM Thursday to noon PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will be on Friday.
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 14, 11:16 AM PDT
High Wind Warning
“High Wind Warning issued October 14 at 11:16AM PDT until October 18 at 12:00AM PDT by NWS San Diego CA”
* WHAT...Northeast to east winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 65 mph. Strongest winds will be on mountain foothills. * WHERE...San Diego County Mountains. * WHEN...From 6 AM Thursday to midnight PDT Saturday Night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be strongest on Friday.
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 14, 11:16 AM PDT
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How We Decided
Oct 7, 4:40 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 8, 3:58 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.Oct 9, 1:39 PM PDTHeld: Held after review because this was distributed nationally and was not a local report.Oct 9, 9:04 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.Oct 10, 1:02 AM PDTHeld: Held after review because this was distributed nationally and was not a local report.Oct 10, 1:46 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.Oct 10, 3:43 PM PDTHeld: Held after review because this was distributed nationally and was not a local report.Oct 11, 7:22 AM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.Oct 11, 10:48 AM PDTHeld: Held after review because this was distributed nationally and was not a local report.Oct 12, 5:13 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.