Videos Of San Diego Flooding Are Incredible
A significant rain storm hit Southern California on Monday and it caused some serious problems. In San Diego, low-lying areas flooded to an incredible degree, turning streets into rivers and drowning or washing away cars throughout the day. The footage from the storm was pretty staggering.
Check out some of these videos below:
🚨 San Diego declared a state of emergency as extreme rainfall and flash flooding hit the city on Monday evening.
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) January 23, 2024
This marked the wettest January day on record at the airport, and over 4 inches of rain was recorded to the NE of downtown. pic.twitter.com/m2VYEdqGyL
Rescue in Southern California: 2 lifeguards waded into flood waters in San Diego to save people that were stranded.
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) January 22, 2024
This is a reminder to never drive through flood waters, you don't know how deep they are. It only takes 6" of moving water to knock a person off their feet! pic.twitter.com/hbDhH3hYW9
Flash Flood warning in effect until 12:45p for Southwestern parts of San Diego County. 🌧️.
— Heather (@HeatherLakeFox5) January 22, 2024
Pacific Beach lifeguards have been working hard this AM helping drivers & pets trapped in flooded roadways. Stay up to date on weather conditions countywide @fox5sandiego 📺 pic.twitter.com/cduAlvy78f
Here’s the scene in San Diego where heavy rain has caused a Flash Flood Warning to be in effect until about 1pm. Remember to turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/w0qcLT6fkS
— Antonio Maffei (@AGMaffei) January 22, 2024
Flood at Mission Gorge place, San Diego, CA pic.twitter.com/bTxk8Itl1o
— Shravan Kumar Gandla (@shravan_g9) January 22, 2024
Car gets swept away in #sandiego #flashflood pic.twitter.com/DVo9zlrMlD
— Lorenzo west (@Lorenzowest858) January 22, 2024
Upon near 1 pm arrival at the fashion Valley Mall, the San Diego river already looked like 11 feet #flood pic.twitter.com/wOs8skUDuK
— Alex Tardy Skiwxman (@SanDiegoWCMwx) January 23, 2024
#SanDiego SR-78 eastbound shut down after flooding in #Oceanside
— Sideo TV (@SideoTV) January 22, 2024
📹 @NewsFlashSD pic.twitter.com/pTrtjfQBql
FLOODING IN SAN DIEGO
— DON GABRIEL (@GabeBuckWilddd) January 22, 2024
NATIONAL AVE @fox5sandiego pic.twitter.com/QH7OciGlAo
Flooding I-5 South past East Village
— Brandon Wright-Rowan (@BW_DCX9) January 22, 2024
Stay safe on the roads y’all pic.twitter.com/HGYaqOqsAm
Major flooding in #PacificBeach: https://t.co/wKJgsEpyvN pic.twitter.com/vihhFd4wl2
— Yakov 🚲🚃🚠🎗️ (@TallDarknJewish) January 22, 2024
Crazy stuff.
I live in San Diego and we're not used to getting a ton of rain. We simply don't have the infrastructure to handle it, especially when it all comes at the same time. The thing is, the flooding was all over town, it wasn't isolated to one area.
The rain has stopped and the rest of the week is supposed to be clear, so the water will drain out in a day or so. But still, it was a pretty insane day in America's Finest City. That was more flooding than I've seen in years.