The strong upper level low pressure system that brought damaging wind and flooding on February 28, continued to produce bands of rain and snow, along with gusty winds through March 1. The majority of the flooding occurred on February 28th, but minor street flooding was still being reported from continued rain on March 1 from Riverside to Vista and San Diego as areas of heavy rain occurred during…
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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.
The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
The strong upper level low pressure system that brought damaging wind and flooding on February 28, continued to produce bands of rain and snow, along with gusty winds through March 1. The majority of the flooding occurred on February 28th, but minor street flooding was still being reported from continued rain on March 1 from Riverside to Vista and San Diego as areas of heavy rain occurred during the morning of March 1st and then was followed by a continuous line of heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Additional rain on March 1 resulted in flooding in Oceanside, Temecula, Sea World San Diego, as well as minor street flooding in Mission Viejo and a few other locations. Road closures remained in effect near Forest Falls due to a major debris flow that occurred the afternoon and evening of February 28th. Numerous power outages continued into the 1st for many residents in the San Bernardino County mountains as well. Up to 8 inches of snow was reported in the San Bernardino County mountains as well. Strong onshore winds combined with a large west-southwest swell to generate high surf along the San Diego and Orange County beaches with strong rip currents on the 1st as well.
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 28, 9:45 PM PST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
945 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
SHOWERS FROM A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE
STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
SHOWERS ENDING IN MOST AREA SUNDAY. DRY WITH A WARMING TREND EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ALOFT.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
A WAVE OF WARM SECTOR RAINS DRENCHED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY WITH
OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST TOTAL SO FAR IS
8.58" AT YUCAIPA RIDGE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. A COMPLETE
RAINFALL SUMMARY IS HEADLINED ON OUR WEBPAGE.
THIS STORM IS FAR FROM OVER. THE PARENT LOW IS STILL 500 MILES
NORTHWEST OF POINT CONCEPTION...AND EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES AND DEEP
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOCAL
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE MORE
OR LESS CONTINUOUS IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT MOIST
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A STRONG SHORTWAVE TREKKING ACROSS SOCAL SATURDAY COUPLED WITH A
SECONDARY SURGE OF HIGHER PWATS WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW. FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS WILL
CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE BURN AREAS...ESPECIALLY WITH
TRAINING ECHOES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...AND WITH THE
HIGHER RAINFALL INTENSITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SQUALLS.
SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO BETWEEN 5500-6000 FEET THIS EVENING. THE
WEBCAMS ARE SHOWING STEADY HEAVY SNOW IN THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNABATED THROUGH SATURDAY
WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 6000 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT...THE THROUGH AXIS DRIFTS EAST ACROSS SOCAL LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ANY LINGERING SHOWERS TAPERING OFF ON SUNDAY AND
MOSTLY CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY FOR DRY...WARMER WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...
282115Z...MULTIPLE LOW CLOUD LAYERS...WITH CIGS FROM 700-3000 FT
MSL..WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT AS SHRA MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.
HEAVIEST SHOWERS REDUCING VIS AOB 2SM WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS
EVENING. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COAST/VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 60-75 KT POSSIBLE
OVER MTNS AND DESERT MTN SLOPES THROUGH SAT MORNING. MTN WAVES WILL
PRODUCE STG-SVR UDDFS/LLWS/ROTORS OVER AND E OR NE OF THE MTNS.
ISOLATED TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
SFC WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG UP/DOWNDRAFTS AND
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
&&
.MARINE...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IMPACTING THE REGION WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND ALONG THE COAST AT
TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND
A WATERSPOUT OR TWO THROUGH SATURDAY. SEE LAXMWSSGX FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS. A GALE WARNING IN IS EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FOR
STRONG S-SW WINDS TO 35 KT AND LARGE SEAS TO 14 FEET. SEE LAXMWWSGX
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THE LARGE SWELL WILL CREATE HIGH SURF ALONG
THE BEACHES...WITH SETS TO 12-15 FEET POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON
WESTERLY FACING BEACHES. SURF IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 7 FEET BY
MONDAY...THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH
SURF...HIGHER THAN NORMAL HIGH TIDES AND PRECIPITATION RUN-OFF WILL
INCREASE THE CHANCES OF COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG
THE BEACHES...AS WELL. SEE LAXCFWSGX FOR INFORMATION ON HIGH SURF
ADVISORY AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH SUNDAY STILL ON
TRACK FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COASTAL AND VALLEYS ZONES...AND FROM
5 TO 10 INCHES ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES...WITH LOCALLY GREATER
AMOUNTS ON THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
DESERT AREAS COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION.
HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES
BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET.
A RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER AT FASHION VALLEY WAS
UPDATED TO LOWER THE HEIGHT OF THE CREST TO 6.3 FEET AT 1 PM
SATURDAY...WHICH IS LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. MONITOR STAGE
IS 7.5 FEET.
&&
.SKYWARN...
SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR ALL COUNTIES SATURDAY MORNING.
PLEASE SEND REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...WIND DAMAGE...RAIN
TOTALS...SNOWFALL TOTALS...FLOODING...DEBRIS FLOWS...AND ANY OTHER
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE APPLE AND
LUCERNE VALLEYS...COACHELLA VALLEY...RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO
COUNTY DESERTS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE ORANGE
COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL
AREAS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY
VALLEYS...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE BEACHES IN
THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL
AREAS.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR
THE BEACHES IN THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO
COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT 30
NM...WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER
EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND.
&&
PUBLIC/HYDROLOGY...MOEDE
AVIATION/MARINE...JADPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
818 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM FLOOD 3 SSE PALM SPRINGS 33.79N 116.52W
02/28/2014 RIVERSIDE CA BROADCAST MEDIA
KESQ MEDIA PALM SPRINGS REPORTS AND HAD
PHOTOS OF SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO
FLOODING IN WASHES INCLUDING ARABY DRIVE,
GOLF CLUB DRIVE, INDIAN CANYON, VISTA CHINO
AND GENE AUTRY
&&
NWS SAN DIEGO CA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
822 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW CORONADO 32.71N 117.25W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCH TREE REPORTED DOWN, WIND GUSTS 45 MPH
AT THE TIME ALONG LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS
&&
NWS SAN DIEGO CA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
826 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM FLOOD 2 NE WRIGHTWOOD 34.38N 117.61W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA FIRE DEPARTMENT/R
SAN BERNARDINO FIRE IS REPORTING A LEVEE
FAILURE ALONG SHEEP CREEK NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF BUCKWHEAT ROAD AND MANZANITA
ROAD IN PINON HILLS. 8 HOMES ARE THREATENED.
COUNTY FIRE IS ON SCENE.
0516 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSE BEAUMONT 33.88N 116.95W
02/28/2014 M65 MPH RIVERSIDE CA MESONET
MESONET STATION HIGHLAND SPRINGS /HSGC1/
0511 PM FLOOD 3 ESE IMPERIAL BEACH 32.55N 117.07W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA PUBLIC
NBC MEDIA SHOWED VIDEO OF FLOODING (6 INCHES
DEEP) FLOWING WATER ON DAIRY MART ROAD. THIS
DRAINS FROM TIJUANA RIVER
0510 PM FLOOD 3 SSE PALM SPRINGS 33.79N 116.52W
02/28/2014 RIVERSIDE CA BROADCAST MEDIA
KESQ MEDIA PALM SPRINGS REPORTS AND HAD
PHOTOS OF SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO
FLOODING IN WASHES INCLUDING ARABY DRIVE,
GOLF CLUB DRIVE, INDIAN CANYON, VISTA CHINO
AND GENE AUTRY
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE SAN MARCOS 33.10N 117.13W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA PUBLIC
UPDATE TO PRIOR REPORT. NBC MEDIA SHOWED
VIDEO SHOWED 6 TO 12 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER
OVER COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE. TRUCK DRIVING
THROUGH CLOSED ROAD HARMONY GROVE.
0424 PM TSTM WND GST 3 W CHULA VISTA 32.63N 117.14W
02/28/2014 M58 MPH SAN DIEGO CA MESONET
MESONET STATION CORONADO CAYS /XJST/
WEATHERFLOW MESONET. RADAR SHOWED INTENSE
LINE SEGMENT OVERHEAD TO SUPPORT WET
MICROBURST OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT.
0420 PM FLOOD PACIFIC BEACH 32.80N 117.24W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS 7 INCHES OF STANDING
WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF INGRAHAM STREET
AND LA PLAYA AVENUE IN PACIFIC BEACH.
0420 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW LAKELAND VILLAGE 33.65N 117.41W
02/28/2014 M70 MPH RIVERSIDE CA MESONET
MESONET STATION EL CARISO /ECSC1/
0351 PM TSTM WND GST 6 ENE TUSTIN FOOTHILLS 33.81N 117.71W
02/28/2014 M74 MPH ORANGE CA MESONET
MESONET STATION FREMONT CANYON /FRCC1/ LINE
OF HEAVY RAIN WET MICROSBURST. PEAK WIND IS
PAST HOUR.
0305 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 8 NW LA MESA 32.84N 117.12W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA PUBLIC
CBS8 VIDEO OF LARGE TREE DOWN ON CADILLAC
DEALERSHIP IN KEARNY MESA. TIME ESTIMATED.
MESONET STATIONS SHOWED GUST 45 TO 50 MPH
FROM 100 TO 430 PM.
0251 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 ESE BIG BEAR CITY 34.21N 116.62W
02/28/2014 M71 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
MESONET STATION BURNS CANYON /BCNC1/
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 NE POWAY 33.03N 116.97W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAY
POWER POLE DON ON HIGHLAND VALLEY ROAD DUE
TO HIGH WIND. ROAD WAS CLOSED
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE COSTA MESA 33.68N 117.86W
02/28/2014 ORANGE CA AIRPLANE PILOT
JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT OFFICIALS REPORTED A
PLANE MOVED 3 FEET FROM SEVERE WIND, SEVERAL
METAL SIGNS DOWN AND JET BRIDGE DAMAGE. ASOS
HAD 35 MPH. LIKELY WET MICROBURST AS SEEN ON
RADAR LINE SEGMENT. DOWNSTREAM WIND MEASURED
AT RAWS SITE AT 74 MPH.
0200 PM FLOOD 2 ESE VALLEY CENTER 33.20N 116.97W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
WOODS VALLEY ROAD AND WOLFORD ROAD HAS
DEBRIS FLOW AND SIX INCH ROCKS ON IT
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSE JULIAN 33.04N 116.56W
02/28/2014 M64 MPH SAN DIEGO CA MESONET
MESONET STATION HARRISON PARK /HRPSD/
0137 PM FLOOD 1 NNW RAINBOW 33.41N 117.15W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAY
ROAD CLOSED AT HUFFSTATLER ROAD AND OLD 395
AT 5TH STREET DUE TO FLOODING
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 9 NNE RANCHO CUCAMONGA 34.23N 117.49W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAY
TREE NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. MINOR FLOODING ON
LYTLE CREEK ROADWAY
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW LAKESIDE 32.86N 116.92W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA BROADCAST MEDIA
FOX5 MEDIA SHOW VIDEO OF LARGE TREE DOWN BY
HIGH WIND. LINE OF HEAVY RAIN ON RADAR
POSSIBLE MICROBURST. MESONET REPORTS SHOW
GUSTS 50 MPH
1242 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 NE VALLEY CENTER 33.31N 116.86W
02/28/2014 M73 MPH SAN DIEGO CA MESONET
MESONET STATION PAUMA VALLEY (7 E) /EW1401/
1229 PM DEBRIS FLOW 2 WNW LAKELAND VILLAGE 33.65N 117.38W
02/28/2014 RIVERSIDE CA EMERGENCY MANAGER
RIVERSIDE OES REPORTS ORTEGA HIGHWAY CLOSED
DUE TO DEBRIS FLOW OF MUD AROUND FALLS FIRE
SCAR. SINK HOLE REPORTED ON GRAND AVENUE
DEBRIS FLOW DURATION 2 HOURS
1225 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E SAN DIEGO 32.72N 117.14W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA BROADCAST MEDIA
50 YEAR OLD TREE DOWNED BY HIGH WINDS. TIME
IS ESTIMATED. REPORT BY FOX5 NEWS. SAN ASOS
HAD GUST 45 MPH AT NOON ALONG AND BEHIND
SOUTH END OF LINE OF HEAVY RAIN.
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 WNW SAN DIEGO 32.76N 117.25W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA BROADCAST MEDIA
FOX5 VIDEO OF LARGE TREE DOWN ON OCEAN
BEACH. SAN ASOS HAD GUST 45 MPH. SOUTHERN
END OF SQUALL LINE (NO LIGHTNING DETECTED)
SO POSSIBLE WET MICROBURST MIXING DOWN 50
MPH WINDS AT 1 TO 2 KFT.
1210 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSE SAN MARCOS 33.08N 117.13W
02/28/2014 M57 MPH SAN DIEGO CA MESONET
MESONET STATION OLIVENHAIN /OLVSD/. RADAR
SHOWED LINE OF STRONG REFLECTIVITY MOVING
THROUGH.
1200 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ESE RUNNING SPRINGS 34.20N 117.09W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY DEBRIS FLOW ALONG HIGHWAY 18 NEAR THE
ARROWBEAR AREA. ARROWBEAR MUSIC CAMP WILL BE
BLOCKED OFF.
1200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E FONTANA 34.10N 117.44W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA EMERGENCY MANAGER
ROOF COLLAPSE DUE TO WEATHER AND WIND. TIME
IS ESTIMATED
1147 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 SE PALM SPRINGS 33.79N 116.51W
02/28/2014 RIVERSIDE CA PUBLIC
FLASH FLOODING OVER ARABY DRIVE NEAR THE
WASH IN PALM SPRINGS.
1138 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW REDLANDS 34.05N 117.18W
02/28/2014 M0.50 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAS HAD A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN THE LAST HALF
HOUR. THERE IS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF STANDING
WATER, EXTENDING 6 FT OUT INTO THE ROAD WAY
FROM THE CURB. TOTAL SO FAR TODAY IS 0.83
INCHES. HEAVY RAIN DURATION 30 MINUTES
1117 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW SAN CLEMENTE 33.45N 117.64W
02/28/2014 M1.00 INCH ORANGE CA TRAINED SPOTTER
LOS POSAS ROAD REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN
RATES AND FLOODING IN LANE ONE
1100 AM HEAVY RAIN WRIGHTWOOD 34.36N 117.63W
02/28/2014 M4.00 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PUBLIC
4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT
1032 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNW SAN BERNARDINO 34.17N 117.30W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF 5 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING DOWN THE
STREET IN NORTH SAN BERNARDINO NEIGHBORHOOD.
1016 AM FLOOD 3 NNW NORCO 33.96N 117.56W
02/28/2014 RIVERSIDE CA PUBLIC
RIV219 SPOTTER VERY HEAVY RAIN AND 3 INCHES
RUNNING ON STREET
1009 AM FLOOD 2 SW PLACENTIA 33.87N 117.88W
02/28/2014 ORANGE CA FIRE DEPARTMENT/R
REPORTS OF SWIFT WATER RESCUE IN STORM DRAIN
ON PLACENTIA AND CROWTHER AVES
1003 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WSW CORONA 33.85N 117.65W
02/28/2014 M69 MPH RIVERSIDE CA MESONET
MESONET STATION SIERRA PEAK /EW3129/
0955 AM FLOOD 2 SSE PLACENTIA 33.85N 117.84W
02/28/2014 ORANGE CA TRAINED SPOTTER
RELAYED REPORT OF STREET FLOODING ON TUSTIN
AVE VIA SKYWARN
0951 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 ENE TUSTIN FOOTHILLS 33.81N 117.71W
02/28/2014 M65 MPH ORANGE CA MESONET
MESONET STATION FREMONT CANYON /FRCC1/
0946 AM FLOOD 5 ENE RUNNING SPRINGS 34.23N 117.03W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAY
HIGHWAY 18 CLOSED FROM SNOW VALLEY TO BIG
BEAR DUE TO MINOR FLOODING AND ROCK DEBRIS
FLOOD DURATION 3 HOURS
0918 AM FLOOD 2 SW SPRING VALLEY 32.70N 117.01W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA BROADCAST MEDIA
LOCAL TV NEWS SHOWING FOOTAGE OF WATER
RUNNING ACROSS QUARRY RD.
0900 AM FLOOD 1 SE WRIGHTWOOD 34.35N 117.62W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
CONSISTENT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA
RESULTING IN SHEEP CREEK RUNNING OVER THE
ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF SHEEP CREEK ROAD
AND LONE PINE CANYON ROAD THROUGH AT LEAST 5
PM PDT. THIS INTERSECTION IS CLOSED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH 4 PM PDT IS 5 INCHES.
FLOOD DURATION 8 HOURS
0841 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 S HOME GARDENS 33.76N 117.50W
02/28/2014 M57 MPH RIVERSIDE CA MESONET
MESONET STATION TEMESCAL /TSCC1/
0840 AM COASTAL FLOOD 3 S SEAL BEACH 33.72N 118.07W
02/28/2014 ORANGE CA TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING AROUND 6 INCHES DEEP
REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ANDERSON AND
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.
0822 AM FLOOD 4 SE SAN MARCOS 33.10N 117.13W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA COUNTY OFFICIAL
WATER NOW FLOWING OVER COUNTRY CLUB DR. IN
WEST ESCONDIDO WHERE THE ROAD GOES INTO
ESCONDIDO CREEK.
0707 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 NE VALLEY CENTER 33.33N 116.92W
02/28/2014 M74 MPH SAN DIEGO CA MESONET
MESONET STATION BOUCHER HILL /HP014/ CURRENT
GUSTING TO 70 MPH
0700 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 8 SW BIG BEAR LAKE 34.15N 116.98W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAY
TREES DOWN FROM EARLIER WINDS. TIME
ESTIMATED. MANZANITA LANE.
0650 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE BIG BEAR LAKE 34.23N 116.86W
02/28/2014 M102 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GAGE AT BIG BEAR RESORT
0614 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 W BIG BEAR LAKE 34.24N 116.98W
02/28/2014 U0.87 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAY
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS A BOULDER
THE SIZE OF A CAR IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANES
ON HIGHWAY 18 NEAR BIG BEAR LAKE. HEAVY RAIN
DURATION NAN MINUTES
0251 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 ESE BIG BEAR CITY 34.21N 116.62W
02/28/2014 M58 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
MESONET STATION BURNS CANYON /BCNC1/
&&
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
928 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 SW BIG BEAR LAKE 34.14N 116.98W
02/28/2014 SAN BERNARDINO CA FIRE DEPARTMENT/R
FIREFIGTHERS RESPONDED TO CALL OF 70 FOOT
PINE TREE ON HOME AND VEHICLE. POWER LINES
KNOCKED OUT. LEADING LINE OF HEAVY RAIN AT
THE TIME. SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WESTERN
SAN BERNADINO MOUNTAINS 10 AM TO 11 AM ON
SAME LINE OF STORMS. UPDATE TO REPORT FOR
MANZANITA AVE WIND DAMAGE TO CORRECT TIME.
THE TREE BLOCKED THE STREET.
&&
NWS SAN DIEGO CA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1041 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM DUST STORM 5 SE BORREGO SPRINGS 33.19N 116.28W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
DUST/SAND STORM IN BORREGO SPRINGS. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
A QUARTER MILE WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH.
&&
SHARRISOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1111 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG CHULA VISTA 32.64N 117.08W
02/28/2014 SAN DIEGO CA BROADCAST MEDIA
ABC NEWS 10 REPORTS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60 MPH WHICH
BROUGHT DOWN A LARGE TREE ONTO A CONDOMINIUM IN CHULA
VISTA.
&&
SHARRISOThe San Diego radar (KNKX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:58 UTC.
2 high surf, 2 flood, 1 debris flow, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Twenty-four hour rainfall as of 0400 PST was 1.38 inches rain at a weather station 3 miles SE of Fallbrook. A large amount of rocks in the roadway has caused the Old Highway 395 on-ramp to south-bound Interstate 15 to be closed.
Lifeguards reported 8 to 15 foot surf at Newport Beach. Lifeguards reported 6 to 10 foot surf at San Clemente State Beach. Lifeguards reported 10 foot surf at Huntington Beach.
Surfline observers reported 6 to 8 foot surf at Oceanside, 8 to 12 feet at Blacks Beach, and 8 to 10 feet at Imperial Beach. Lifeguards reported surf of 10 to 12 feet at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, 8 feet at Mission Beach and 5 to 7 feet at Solana Beach.
CHP reports Bridge Street at Gillman Springs Road closed due to flooding from heavy rain.
CHP reported one lane of Interstate 5 had a couple feet of water on the road near the Oceanside Harbor bridge.
A spotter observed a funnel cloud produced by a thunderstorm near the city of Ontario. The funnel was short-lived and never reached the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 2014
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: 508010, 508017, 508018, 508011, 508012, 508016.