Storm showers pelted San Diego on this mid-month Monday. My unofficial estimate here in University Heights is 7.6 cm (3 inches). Elsewhere, according to the National Weather Service through 3 p.m. PST: Point Loma, 11.04 cm (4.49 inches); Airport, 8.36 cm (3.29 inches); Fashion Valley, 7.32 cm (2.88 inches); Montgomery Field, 6.6 cm (2.58 inches).
In the Mountain View neighborhood, Interstate I-15 flooded out at 32nd Street. TV news footage showed city crews wadding through waste-deep water, trying to free up drains and release the unexpected river crossing the highway. Similarly, rising waters closed businesses along the main thoroughfare through Mission Beach.
Flooding was much greater in Ocean Beach. From news footage, water overcame intersections at Abbot and Santa Monica and Bacon and Saratoga, among others. Some schools in Coronado flooded, essentially ending classes. Staff discouraged parents from coming for the kids, being legitimately concerned that increased traffic onto water-logged highways and streets might make matters worse.
I don’t live in any one of these communities and therefore have no dramatic photos to share. Best I can do is the Featured Image (flowering Aloe Vera plant), taken with Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra during a sudden rain lull. Vitals: f/1.7, ISO 16, 1/120 sec, 23mm (film equivalent); 1:58 p.m. PST.