The chance of rain Thursday has been reduced to 20% for most of San Diego County, one day after a powerful atmospheric river storm dumped more than an inch of rain in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
A flood watch remains in effect through Thursday morning for the coastal areas, valleys, mountains and deserts. A high surf advisory will remain in effect until 11 a.m. Saturday.
On Friday, a second, weaker storm is expected.
The Christmas Day forecast calls for highs between 66 and 69 degrees in the coastal areas, 51 to 59 in the mountains and 71 to 76 in the deserts.
High winds of 10 to 40 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, are expected to be more of a factor than rain, the NWS said.
Intermittent rain and wind, sprinkled with bursts of sunshine Wednesday left at least one person dead, roughly 14,000 households and businesses without power, downed trees and scores of airline flight delays.
High winds might have played a role in a fatal incident in City Heights on Wednesday morning, in which part of a tree fell on a man near the corner of Marlborough Avenue and Wightman Street.
Multiple motorists on San Diego County freeways also reported hazards such as tree limbs and other debris in lanes of traffic.
Also Wednesday, firefighters rescued a motorist in distress at 2:38 p.m. on northbound Interstate 8 east of Pacific Highway in the Mission Bay area amid heavy rains, but no further details were released.
A pair of afternoon power outages left several thousand homes and businesses without electrical service in Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch and Sorrento Valley.
The blackouts struck over a roughly two-hour period beginning shortly before 12:30 p.m., knocking out power to a total of 2,746 San Diego Gas & Electric customers, the utility reported.
Power outages also left more than 10,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers without power across an area stretching from Del Mar to Chula Vista. SDG&E officials said. The utility warned against approaching downed power lines during periods of wind and heavy rain and advised calling 911 or SDG&E at 1-800- 411-7343 if one is spotted.
Meanwhile, at least 252 flights were delayed or canceled at San Diego International Airport on Christmas Eve amid the widespread rain and strong winds.
By 3 p.m. Wednesday, 1.82 inches of rain had hit Palomar Observatory during a 24-hour period along with 0.59 inches in the coastal areas and San Onofre and 0.73 inches at Rainbow Camp.
–City News Service
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