San Diego under rare tropical storm watch with Rachel set to bring coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds
Southern California is experiencing an unusual tropical storm that is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding to the region this weekend. Tropical Storm Rachel is forecast to make landfall in northern Baja California early Sunday morning and will replace the extreme heat that has been affecting the area with cooler temperatures. San Diego is under a tropical storm watch, which is only the second time this has happened on record.

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2 developments- Oct 9Tropical Storm Rachel to bring rain, cooler temps, coastal flooding to SoCal
- Oct 10San Diego under rare tropical storm watch with Rachel set to bring coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds
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1 viewpointTropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for SoCal this weekend
Tropical Storm Rachel: When will it hit SoCal? How bad will it be?
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4 viewpointsTropical Storm Rachel approaches Southern California. Here's how much rain to expect
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