The back-to-back storms that hit over the weekend produced more rain than anticipated in many areas and wind gusts upwards of 30 mph at the coast and 70 mph inland
Swift-water rescue crews guided 11 people to safety Monday across San Diego County where back-to-back storms over the holiday weekend drenched a region that was already saturated from a series of storms dating to mid-December.
The mayhem was caused by the polar jet stream, which has dropped unusually far south in recent weeks, allowing a series of storms to clobber California. About two hours earlier, an unidentified person got caught in swift waters flowing through the Otay Lakes area east of Chula Vista. Cal Fire said they found a vehicle in the water with the victim on top. The person was rescued, assessed and released by paramedic crews.
The storm also triggered a debris flow along State Route 78 east of Julian, blocking both lanes of traffic, the weather service said. A portion of the eastbound highway, from El Camino Real to College Boulevard, was also closed for a couple of hours Monday morning and into the early afternoon because of “extreme flooding,” the California Department of Transportation said. Lanes reopened around 12:50 p.m., the agency said.
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