SAN DIEGO – Warnings of tornado like storms for San Diego today. Tornado like storm warnings populated San Diego and parts of O.C. and L.A. Counties Tuesday.

The National Hurricane Center has the following update for San Diego County for today, tomorrow, and tomorrow night:

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely. Low around 52. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Rain, mainly after 10am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 63. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 52. South wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. High near 62. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

The following additional special advisory for San Diego County has been issued Tuesday evening.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
326 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
326 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

…MORE STORMS STILL IN THE PIPELINE…

STRONG STORMS BATTERED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MORE
STORMS OVER THE PACIFIC WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEK. THE NEXT
STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BRING MORE HEAVY RAIN…FLOODING…AND SEVERE
WEATHER. THIS WILL FOLLOWED BY YET ANOTHER POWERFUL STORM THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THESE SYSTEMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL…WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…AND
FLOODING RAINS. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS.

BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS AT
TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 4000 FEET
LOCALLY…BUT MOST OF THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE
6000 FEET WHERE MORE WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED.

THIS WEEK-LONG EVENT WILL GENERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS…AND 15 TO LOCALLY 30 INCHES ON THE COASTAL
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. DESERT LOCATIONS ARE LIKELY TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 2
AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN.

WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND…FLASH FLOODING
AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BECOME MORE AND MORE LIKELY…ESPECIALLY IN
AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE
IMPASSABLE AT TIMES.

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THE WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE WITH
WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 15 AND
20 FEET…CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS.

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