{"id":465082,"date":"2025-12-22T20:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/465082\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T20:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:28:16","slug":"what-you-need-to-weather-the-storm-hitting-san-diego-on-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/465082\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to weather the storm hitting San Diego on Christmas Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stormy<\/a>Stormy skies rolling in at La Jolla Shores. (Photo by Chris Stone\/Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s coming \u2014 and it\u2019s big. <\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not Santa\u2019s sleigh: An incoming storm system will put San Diego County under a flood watch on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

Currently, the National Weather Service<\/a> has San Diego County under a flash flood watch from Wednesday at 4 a.m. through Thursday at 1 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lauren Villafane, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego, said that this low-pressure storm system will be even stronger than last month\u2019s<\/a> atmospheric river. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot more moisture with this one, so we\u2019re expecting heavier rain rates and more rainfall,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>A motorist makes it through a very wet street in downtown San Diego on Nov. 15, 2025. (Photo by Adrian Childress\/Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

Dubbed a \u201cPineapple Express<\/a>\u201d type atmospheric river, the tropical storm is traveling across the state, hitting the Bay Area and Los Angeles as well.<\/p>\n

The storm is moving south, triggering a flood watch in Orange county only a handful of hours before San Diego \u2014 which will give San Diego a glimpse of the action before it really starts to pour.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s a chance that it will rain on Tuesday, Villafane said that Wednesday is guaranteed to bring the bulk of heavy rains. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s not a guaranteed time that will see the majority of the precipitation on Wednesday. The entire day, she said, will depend on how fast or slow the low pressure system decides to move.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A high chance of rain will continue through Thursday and Friday. It will start to come down around Saturday and not really fizzle out until Sunday.<\/p>\n

As far as predictions on how much rain the county will see: From Tuesday to Thursday morning, it\u2019s estimated that the coast will get around 2 to 3 total inches of rainfall \u2014 and the mountains even more.<\/p>\n

The city of San Diego will be distributing free sandbags<\/a> to residents. The bags do not come pre-filled and the city won\u2019t be providing sand, just the bags. Residents are limited to 10 bags per household and can pick these up at the following locations during recreation center open hours.<\/p>\n

Sandbags are available to be picked up from the following locations: <\/p>\n