Here is what you need to know in the Feb. 19, 2026, Streamline newsletter:
San Diego police are investigating a deputy-involved shooting at a San Marcos intersection that left one person dead overnight.
We’re tracking what is likely the final round of heavy rain, strong winds, and possible thunderstorms expected to hit San Diego County today.
Ahead of the next downpour, a new Midway District gym is rushing not only to clean up from another flood but also to prepare for more potential flooding. We’re following through on the gym owner’s mounting concerns.
THE STREAMLINE
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TOP STORY
San Diegans are bracing themselves Thursday for a third and final storm system forecasted to bring widespread rain and winds throughout the county, with showers expecting to diminish overnight, while stronger gusts should calm down by Friday morning.
Forecasters said a main concern was gusty and "potentially damaging" west winds along the mountain crests and adjacent desert slopes. A wind advisory will remain in effect until at least 2 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
"Light to moderate rain is expected Thursday. Ponding of water on roads and minor street flooding in urban areas possible. Thunderstorms may bring locally heavy rain, stronger winds and small hail," NWS officials said.
An additional 3 to 8 inches of snow was expected for county mountains Thursday into Friday morning. Strong winds may result in blowing snow and limited visibility, with levels as low as 3,500 to 4,000 feet.
As of midweek, the bands of dark clouds had delivered moisture amounts ranging from just over a tenth of an inch to nearly six inches across the county, the NWS reported.
During a 72-hour span ending at 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to the NWS, the unsettled atmospheric system dropped 5.89 inches of precipitation at Lake Cuyamaca; 4.78 in Julian; 4.66 in Pine Hills; 4.5 in Julian; 4.03 at Henshaw Dam; 3.93 on Birch Hill and Volcan Mountain; 3.75 at Palomar Observatory; 3.44 in Mesa Grande; 3.41 in Pine Valley; 3.11 in Skyline Ranch; 3.1 in Oak Grove; 3.08 in Santa Ysabel; and 3.02 in Descanso.
Other tallies from the period include 2.88 inches in Harbison Canyon; 2.86 in Alpine; 2.7 on Mount Woodson; 2.67 at Lake Wohlford; 2.61 on Otay Mountain and in Barona, Ramona and Valley Center; 2.52 on Dulzura Summit; 2.41 in Flinn Springs; 2.26 in Escondido; 2.25 in Rincon Springs; 2.22 on Mount Laguna and in Ranchita; 2.21 in Warner Springs; 2.16 in San Diego Country Estates; 2.15 at Cactus County Park; 2.13 at Miramar Lake; 2.11 on Mount Laguna; 2.08 in Poway; 2.06 in Goose Valley and Granite Hills; and 2.02 at Rainbow Camp.
Also among the local three-day rainfall totals were 1.98 inches in La Mesa; 1.96 in Santee; 1.93 in Campo; 1.88 in Rancho Bernardo; 1.86 in Kearny Mesa; 1.84 in Tierra Del Sol; 1.74 in Miramar; 1.7 in Carlsbad; 1.63 in Bonsall; 1.61 in San Marcos; 1.59 in Couser Canyon; 1.57 at Brown Field Municipal Airport and in San Felipe; 1.39 in Mission Valley; 1.38 in Vista; 1.36 in San Onofre; 1.35 in Las Flores; 1.23 at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport; 1.16 at San Diego International Airport; 1.14 in National City; 1.03 in Point Loma; 1.01 in Oceanside; 0.75 at Naval Air Station North Island; 0.52 in Borrego Springs; 0.28 in Canebrake; 0.22 in Agua Caliente; and 0.14 in Ocotillo Wells.
Along with the ongoing rounds of rain and snow, the storm on early Wednesday whipped up winds reaching 76 mph in the mountains (4:08 a.m., Birch Hill); 80 mph in the inland valleys (3:30 a.m., El Cajon Mountain); 52 mph in the desert (5:40 a.m., In-Ko-Pah area); and 49 mph along the coast (3:51 a.m., Oceanside Municipal Airport).
Friday through Monday will be warmer and drier with high temperatures climbing to about five degrees above average, the weather service reported.
Story by City News Service
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A traffic stop at a San Marcos intersection evolved into to a deputy-involved shooting that left a person dead Wednesday night.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened at around 9 p.m. at North Twin Oaks Valley Road and Borden Road.
Sheriff’s officials did not release full details on the incident, but they confirmed a traffic stop occurred at the intersection and the person who was the subject of the traffic stop was shot and killed by a deputy.
Per county protocol, the San Diego Police Department is leading the deputy-involved shooting investigation.
CONSUMER
There are some San Diegans who are taking advantage of the recent downpour to save some money.
WATCH — Consumer reporter Marie Coronel talks to one woman about her use of rain barrels and how it is cutting down her water bills:
WE FOLLOW THROUGH
Floodwaters have once again surged into the Hangar Gym in the Midway District for the second time in six weeks.
In early January, pounding rain left the fitness center on Kurtz Street under water, just one day before its grand opening.
WATCH — Reporter Michael Chen follows through to see what’s happened since city crews raced to clear storm drains after that first disaster:
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