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County Cleans Up After Messy Storm

Rain Total Records Broken

UPDATED: 3:35 pm PDT October 21, 2004

A powerful storm that brought torrential rainfall to San Diego County during the past four days weakened Thursday, 10News reported.

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Now, San Diego residents are cleaning up after the rains triggered mudslides, drenched streets and highways, delayed flights at Lindbergh Field and caused power outages.

The rains generated some notable rainfall records, including a one-day Palomar Mountain tally that exceeded the old maximum for all of October, the NWS reported.

Cloudbursts doused the eastern San Diego County peak with 6.26 inches of moisture over a 24-hour period starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, soundly exceeding the previous single-day October record of 3.66 inches, set in 1974.

Until this week, the Palomar Observatory high for the entire month of October was 4.04 inches, also set 30 years ago, the NWS reported. Since Sunday, just over a foot of rain has fallen at the highland locale.

The rural town of Alpine also logged precipitation records, with 2.32 inches coming down in 24 hours. The previous daylong high mark there for any day in the month of October was 1.88 inches, occurring in 1974.

This month's Alpine total has reached 6.57 inches, surpassing the previous October maximum -- 3.94 inches, also in 1974.

Other rainfall records set locally this week:

Location New Record Old Record Period Of Record
Lindbergh Field 0.95 0.59 1979 1850 to present
Ramona 1.50 1.03 1979 1974 to present
Campo 2.64 0.59 1979 1948 to present

Another powerful storm is on its way south from the Gulf of Alaska and could reach the area by Tuesday, the National Weather Service reported.

Sandbags Available

Residents who need sandbags to protect their property will have more locations to choose from, 10News reported.

The county is providing seven California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection fire stations with bags and sand. Materials are free to residents. Stations will operate 24 hours a day until the rain event ends. Locations are:

Alpine
2914 Tavern Road

Julian
Off of Hwy 79 and Cuyamaca across from County Road Station
1524 N. Hwy. 78

Lakeside
13115 Willow Road

Ramona
24462 San Vicente Road
3410 Dye Road
116 5th St.

Valley Center/Palomar Mountain area
28741 Cole Grade Road
28205 N. Lake Wohlford Road
16971 Hwy 76
28565 Cole Grade Road

Lakeside, Alpine, Blossom Valley, Harbison, Crest
14008 Business Route 8 (Old Hwy 80)

Although bags and sand are available 24 hours, residents who need assistance filling or loading bags are encouraged to visit during daylight hours.

County road stations will no longer have materials available. Road crews are focusing their efforts on opening culverts to prevent flooding and ensuring roadways remain clear of debris and mud.

There is also a call for help for people who live in areas prone to mudslides. Volunteer San Diego is asking for people to assist with sandbagging and erosion projects at three road stations in Julian, Ramona and Harbison Canyon. Click here for more information or call the Ramona Resource Center at (760) 789-1158.

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