WARNER SPRINGS
Runoff from big storms that soaked the region this winter have more than tripled the size of Lake Henshaw, meaning the Vista Irrigation District can cut back on its purchase of imported water potentially saving the district and its customers big money down the line.
The district owns the man-made lake near Warner Springs, as well as 43,000 acres of watershed land that lies to the east, north and south of it.
Water from the lake, held back by a dam built almost 100 years ago, is taken via canal to Lake Wohlford near Escondido and to Dixon Lake in Escondido, where it is mixed with imported water and then evenly split between Vista and Escondido water districts and piped to their customers.
It will be mostly clear on Tuesday night.
As of early Monday evening, inclement conditions had delivered up to about three-fifths of an inch of precipitation along the coast and in the local deserts, a little more than an inch in the inland valleys, and almost 2 1/3 inches in parts of the East County highlands, according to the National Weather Service.
Topping the 24-hour rainfall tallies as of 5 p.m. were 2.31 inches on Big Black Mountain, 1.79 at Henshaw Dam, 1.76 in Mesa Grande, 1.58 in Pine Hills, 1.35 in Descanso and 1.34 in Pine Valley, the weather service reported.
Photos: Winter Storm Batters San Diego County With Trifecta of Snow, Wind and Rain
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – An unsettled atmospheric pattern was expected to move out of the San Diego area Monday evening, ushering in several days of mostly dry conditions beginning Tuesday one day after a cold winter storm brought downpours, mountain snow and high winds.
But another significant storm is expected to move over the San Diego area Thursday night or Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
It will be partly cloudy Tuesday with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon, with highs around 57 and winds 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 30. It will be mostly clear on Tuesday night.
San Diego area expecting calmer conditions after wild winter storm
It will be partly cloudy on Tuesday with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon, with highs around 57 and winds 15 to 20 mph. Author: Chris Gros (Reporter) Updated: 11:24 AM PST January 26, 2021
SAN DIEGO An unsettled atmospheric pattern was expected to move out of the San Diego area Monday evening, ushering in several days of mostly dry conditions beginning Tuesday one day after a cold winter storm brought downpours, mountain snow and high winds.
But another significant storm is expected to move over the San Diego area Thursday night or Friday, according to the National Weather Service.