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2022–2023 California floods. Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [3] [4] The flooding resulted in property damage [5] [6] [7] and ...
1940s. September 8–12 1941 – A hurricane struck Cabo San Lucas, but its remnants dropped light rainfall in southern California, reaching about 0.5 in (13 mm). [4] August 18, 1945 – The remnants of a hurricane produced thunderstorms in southern California, producing floodwaters 18 in (460 mm) deep in Mecca.
The San Diego Aqueduct, or San Diego Project, is a system of four aqueducts in the U.S. state of California, supplying about 70 percent of the water supply for the city of San Diego. [1] The system comprises the First and Second San Diego Aqueducts, carrying water from the Colorado River west to reservoirs on the outskirts of San Diego.
The May 2014 San Diego County wildfires were a swarm of 20 wildfires that erupted during May 2014, in San Diego County, California, during severe Santa Ana Wind conditions, historic drought conditions, and a heat wave. The main event during mid-May was preceded by a precursor fire that ignited on May 5. The Bernardo Fire has been declared ...
Flood control limitations at selected California reservoirs; Reservoir River Capacity Max. flood control reservation Percent of total capacity reserved for flood control Target flood water release Acre feet km 3 Acre feet km 3 ft 3 /s m 3 /s Shasta Lake: Sacramento River: 4,552,000 5.615 1,300,000 1.6 28.5 % 79,000 2,200 Lake Oroville: Feather ...
January 1982 California floods. In a three-day period on January 3–5, 1982, significant flooding occurred in the San Francisco Bay area due to a significant storm system which impacted the area. Widespread rainfall amounts of over 6 inches (150 mm) fell, triggering flooding, with portions of Marin County receiving up to 16 inches (410 mm) of ...
State Route 56 ( SR 56) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs 9.210 miles (14.822 km) from Interstate 5 (I-5) in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego to I-15. The eastern terminus of the highway is also the western end of the Ted Williams Parkway. SR 56 serves as an important connector between I-5 and I ...
The San Diego County Fair began in 1880 as an agricultural fair. The location moved from place to place for several years, finally settling on the Del Mar Fairgrounds when it opened in 1936. There was no fair in 1917–18 due to World War I, 1942–45 due to World War II, and 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic .