Flash Flood, San Diego
- When
- February 23, 1:45 AM PST to 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County, Carlsbad
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.167, -117.350
Numerous mudslides were reported.
Flash Flood in California, February 23, 2005
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 22, 9:30 PM PST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 9:30 PM PST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 930 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005 .SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BANDS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE OVER FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL... WATERSPOUTS AND A TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE LOW SLOWLY EXITS THE AREA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTHWEST EARLY TONIGHT. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE AREA EARLY WED MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WERE MOVING OVER EARLY TONIGHT AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED AS THE LOW MOVES OVER WED MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCH WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE COASTAL AND INLAND AREAS TO ONE TO TWO INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND ONE HALF INCH OR MORE IN THE DESERTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR HAIL...WATERSPOUTS...TORNADOES AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE LOW MOVES OUT WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THU AND FRI. A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH TUE. A SYSTEM MAY MOVE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HEAVY RAIN. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED EXCEPT WITH THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF FAR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...SEE LAXFFASGX. WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SEE LAXWSWSGX. SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SEE LAXWSWSGX. HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES...SEE LAXCFWSGX. POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...SEE LAXMWSSGX. FLOOD WARNING FOR SAN DIEGO RIVER AT FASHION VALLEY...SEE LAXFLWSGX AND LAXRVSSGX. && WHITLOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 8:45 PM PST, 5 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 845 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005 CAZ042-043-048-050-055-056-057-058-060-061-062-231400- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 845 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. A DEEP COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF POINT CONCEPTION WILL CONTINUE TO SEND SHOWERS WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. A LARGE SWELL OVER THE WATERS IS ALSO BEING CREATED BY THE STORM. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER LOOKS LIKELY FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND...BUT YET ANOTHER COLD UPPER LOW COULD BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .DAY ONE... TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. FLOOD WATCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING... SEE LAXFFASGX. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS... SEE LAXWSWSGX. SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS... SEE LAXWSWSGX. HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...SEE LAXCFWSGX. POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...SEE LAXMWSSGX. FLOOD WARNING FOR SAN DIEGO RIVER THROUGH TONIGHT...SEE LAXFLWSGX AND LAXRVSSGX. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SEE LAXWSWSGX. SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SEE LAXWSWSGX. HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY...SEE LAXCFWSGX. POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...SEE LAXMWSSGX. THE CURRENT STORM CONTINUES WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. MORE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING COULD START MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK DUE TO ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED WED 4 AM TO NOON. WHITLOW
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 22, 8:30 PM PST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 830 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005 CAZ042-043-048-050-PZZ750-775-230435- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 830 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED AT 224 PM AT NEWPORT BEACH...BUT NO TORNADOES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED...AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP WITH A STRONG THUNDERSTORM AND RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT. IF YOU SEE A TORNADO...OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. MARTIN/PURPURA
Local storm report, Feb 22, 10:01 PM PST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1001 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HAIL COSTA MESA 33.67N 117.91W
02/22/2005 1.00 INCH ORANGE CA PUBLIC
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. WINDS GUSTED TO 45 MPH.
&&
LAVISLocal storm report, Feb 22, 10:06 PM PST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1006 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 AM FUNNEL CLOUD SAN DIEGO 32.72N 117.16W
02/22/2005 SAN DIEGO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE CLAREMONT AREA OF SAN DIEGO NEAR
INTERSTATE 5 AND BALBOA AT 1041 AM AND DISSIPATED AT 1043
AM.
1113 AM HAIL LAGUNA BEACH 33.54N 117.76W
02/22/2005 0.50 INCH ORANGE CA AIRPLANE PILOT
PILOT REPORT OF A THUNDERSTORMS WITH 0.5 INCH HAIL AND
LIGHTNING CLOUD TO GROUND...CLOUD TO CLOUD...AND IN
CLOUD.
0200 PM WATER SPOUT 10 W NEWPORT BEACH 33.61N 118.08W
02/22/2005 XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
LIFEGUARD REPORT
0224 PM TSTM WND GST NEWPORT BEACH 33.61N 117.91W
02/22/2005 68 MPH ORANGE CA COUNTY OFFICIAL
NEWPORT BEACH LIFEGUARDS REPORT.
0240 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W DANA POINT 33.46N 117.73W
02/22/2005 XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
LIFEGUARD REPORT
0300 PM HAIL COSTA MESA 33.67N 117.91W
02/22/2005 1.00 INCH ORANGE CA PUBLIC
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. WINDS GUSTED TO 45 MPH.
0425 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE VALLEY CENTER 33.27N 116.95W
02/22/2005 SAN DIEGO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
3/4 MILE SOUTH OF HARRAHS CASINO ON S6, A 20 FOOT SECTION
OF ROAD WASHED OUT.
&&
BNDThe radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:45 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Georgia, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 23, 2005
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 23 to 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Oklahoma, February 23, 2005
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, February 23, 2005
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 23 to 24, 2005
- Hail in Mississippi, February 23, 2005
- Hail in Arizona, February 23, 2005
- Hail in New Mexico, February 23, 2005
More
Every storm in California in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2005
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5441768.