Strong Wind — San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

2025-12-24 · San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

Event narrative

A large Chipotle/ Starbucks sign fell on two cars in the parking lot in National City on Miles of Cars Way just off of I-5. Winds were gusting from 30-35 mph at the time of the incident.

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 1306533. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.