Flash Flood Warning In Effect For Encinitas

ENCINITAS, CA — Parts of San Diego County were under a flash flood warning Monday morning as heavy rain fell across the region.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 8:21 a.m. for the county's coastal areas and western valleys. The warning is in effect until 11:30 a.m. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include Camp Pendleton, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, Oceanside, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista.

"Life-threatening flash flooding," forecasters said. "Heavy rain producing flash flooding."

The NWS issued another flash flood warning at 9:34 a.m. for the coast and valley locations in central and southern San Diego County. The warning is in effect until 12:45 p.m. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, National City, North Park, Mission Valley and Poway.

"Dangerous flash flooding," weather officials said. "Heavy rain producing areas of flash flooding."

According to the NWS, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area.

As of 9:34 a.m., between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain had fallen in the past three hours, the NWS reported. The expected rainfall rate was 0.4 to 0.6 inches in one hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 0.75 inches, locally up to 1 inch, were possible in the warned area.

"Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads," the NWS warned. "Most flood deaths occur in vehicles."

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