Strong Wind — San Diego County Coastal Areas, California
2025-12-24 · San Diego County Coastal Areas, California
35 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Torrey Pine tree fell on multiple homes and crushed a car in Cardiff. Wind gusts ranged from 30 to 40 mph through the day.
Wider weather episode
A very strong area of low pressure, tapped into an atmospheric river driving up subtropical moisture, produced substantial rainfall across southern California. This led to some areas within the San Bernardino mountains receiving well over a foot of total rain on Christmas Eve, and resulted in significant flooding for the city of Wrightwood. There also road closures due to debris flow along Highway 2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1306518. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.