Flood — San Diego County Coasts, California

2005-01-09 · San Diego County Coasts, California

Wider weather episode

Pacific Street in Oceanside washed out into the ocean after the San Luis Rey River flooded the crossing. The road was unable to handle the volume of water flowing under it, and caused the river to dam up behind the road. In addition, the road was partially weakened by high surf and high tides that had occurred during the previous days. Eventually, the river burst through the crossing and sent drainage pipes and chunks of asphalt onto the beach and into the ocean. The river was flowing about 150 feet wide as it entered the ocean. The San Luis Rey continued to flow at high volumes off and on for many weeks and caused further erosion and damage to Pacific Street.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5438137. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.