Second Wave of Weekend Winter Storm Hits San Diego

Rain began Saturday afternoon, and is expected to last through Sunday and linger into Monday morning

The second of two weekend storms brought scattered showers throughout the county Sunday. 

Much of the rain has moved through and the most significant rainfall was overnight Saturday, NBC 7's Vanessa Herrera said. 

There should be a break in the rain Monday morning, but in the afternoon some showers could return, making the evening commute along the coast likely a wet one. 

The showers should move out of the region late Monday evening. 

After that, next week looks cool, with coastal temperatures in the mid-60s.

The wet roads have been hazardous for holiday travelers. One woman got stuck in the storm driving back from Las Vegas after Thanksgiving. 

“I know that people are in a hurry to get home after the holiday rush, but we drove really slow, 'cause we had a car full of kids so we were just trying to be very careful, you know. We just took our time coming home,” she tells NBC 7. “Our truck was kinda sliding off the freeway, like off the road, so we had to be very careful, so we were, you know, just trying to be very cautious."

The National Weather Service (NWS) said San Diego County mountains and deserts are under a high wind warning, in effect from 6 p.m. Saturday through 10 p.m. Sunday. This impacts areas like the San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning including Julian, Pine Valley and Borrego Springs.

In those mountain and desert foothills areas, the NWS said southwest to west winds will be between 15 and 35 mph, with gusts to 55 mph Saturday night. On Sunday, west winds will be between 20 and 40 mph, with local gusts of over 65 mph Sunday, into the evening.

The NWS said those windy conditions can make driving more difficult, and motorists should be extra cautious on the roads, on alert for damaged or fallen trees or power lines.

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