San Diego County’s saturated hills and bluffs face another round of rain

Sporadic rain will fall across San Diego County into Monday, slowing the region’s recovery from the massive New Year’s Day storm that caused widespread flooding and saturated the soil in areas that are prone to rock and mudslides.

The first wave of a weak Pacific system is expected to arrive from the west before dawn Sunday and last into mid-morning, the National Weather Service said. A second wave will arrive will late Sunday night and linger until early Monday.

The storm could produce 0.25 inches to 0.50 inches of precipitation from the coast to roughly Interstate 15. Areas further east could get upwards of 0.75 inches, with some spots getting as much as 1 inch. The heaviest precipitation is expected to occur in North County.

Snow could fall as low as 6,000 feet by Sunday night, but significant accumulation is not expected.

Forecasters say it’s possible that the next round of rain could raise the Read Entire Article