Local brief
Flood Watch: Riverside County, CA, as Tropical Storm Rachel moves in (through 8 p.m. PT Sunday)
The National Weather Service has Riverside County, California, under Flood Watches lasting as late as 8 p.m. PT Sunday, Oct. 11, tied to Tropical Storm Rachel. Never drive into floodwater.
The National Weather Service office in Phoenix, AZ has a Flood Watch for parts of Riverside County from 5 p.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10 until 5 p.m. PT Sunday, Oct. 11. NWS says it covers a portion of southern California, including the following areas, Chiriaco Summit, Joshua Tree NP East and Joshua Tree NP West. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Power outages: 3,120 customers in Riverside County were without power as of 4:35 p.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10 (SCE 3,120; utility outage maps). The full county table is in the Power outages section of the Rachel paper.
The National Weather Service office in San Diego, CA has a Flood Watch for parts of Riverside County from 11 p.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10 until 8 p.m. PT Sunday, Oct. 11. NWS says it covers a portion of Southwest California, including the following areas, Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, Riverside County Mountains, San Bernardino County Mountains, San Diego County Coastal Areas, San Diego County Deserts, San Diego County Mountains, San Diego County Valleys and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
At 11 a.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10, the National Hurricane Center (NHC Intermediate Advisory 54A) placed Tropical Storm Rachel about 490 miles south-southwest of San Diego, California, moving northeast at 22 mph with top sustained winds near 60 mph. A northeastward to north-northeastward motion with a further increase in forward speed is expected through Sunday. On the forecast track, the center of Rachel is expected to approach northern Baja California today and move onshore tonight.
What to do: Never drive or walk into water on a road; turn around, don't drown. Washes, dips and low-water crossings can flood in minutes. If you live below a recent burn scar or a steep slope, be ready to leave quickly if heavy rain starts.
Follow Rachel advisory by advisory, with every county watch and warning: https://noticenearby.com/papers/tropical-storm-rachel-2026
Sources: NWS Phoenix AZ Flood Watch via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d79707bfa7d0811cd8d4f487fc484878b9b582e.001.1); NWS San Diego CA Flood Watch via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6bf899a38640bcb72bb2ff432acca35b462fc321.001.1); NOAA National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATCPEP3.shtml). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Riverside County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ca/riverside
Source: the public notice on this register NN-ENV-ca-riverside-tropical-storm-rachel-2026-1 · NWS Phoenix AZ · NWS San Diego CA · National Hurricane Center.
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