Coastal Flood Warning, Tropical Storm Watch and Flood Watch: San Diego County, CA, as Tropical Storm Rachel moves in (through 8 p.m. PT Sunday)

The National Weather Service office in San Diego, CA has a Coastal Flood Warning for parts of San Diego County until 3 p.m. PT Sunday, Oct. 11. NWS says it covers san Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. For the Coastal Flood Warning through Sunday afternoon, significant coastal flooding and erosion is likely. For the Beach Hazards Statement from Sunday morning until Sunday evening, surf of 5 to 7 feet with local sets up to 9 feet. For the Coastal Flood Advisory from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday afternoon, minor coastal flooding expected.

Power outages: 94 customers in San Diego County were without power as of 4:40 p.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10 (SDG&E 94; 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 Tropical Storm Watch for parts of San Diego County in effect until NWS cancels it. NWS lists San Diego County Coastal Areas, San Diego County Deserts, San Diego County Mountains and San Diego County Inland Valleys. Tropical storm conditions, sustained winds of 39 mph or more, are possible.

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The National Weather Service office in San Diego, CA has a Flood Watch for parts of San Diego 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. Stay off beaches, jetties and sea walls around high tide, keep out of the water, and do not drive through flooded beach roads or around barricades. Tie down or bring in patio furniture and trash cans, charge your phone, and treat any downed power line as live. Finish storm preparations now, before conditions worsen.

Follow Rachel advisory by advisory, with every county watch and warning: https://noticenearby.com/papers/tropical-storm-rachel-2026

Sources: NWS San Diego CA Coastal Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f7f40adeb700c5327fccc1cb8bb7595889537f2d.001.1); NWS San Diego CA Tropical Storm Watch via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e802249bb9fd3adefe9daa8e50843a11cbb0ab78.001.1); 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 San Diego County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ca/san-diego