Southern California El Nino

After several days of strong, El Niño-driven storms, the rain will clear out and give way to some sunshine in San Diego County Friday – but more showers are expected this weekend.

Despite the potential for flooding and mudslides, storms moving toward California were welcome news for a state suffering from a severe drought. But officials warned against reverting to old water-use habits.

County officials will now be able to quickly call inmate work crews to help with flooding relief ahead of the expected El Nino.

An unusual weather pattern and warm water in the Pacific, better known as El Nino, are set to bring major storms to California this winter. It could help ease the state’s historic drought but could also result in major flooding and mudslides.

The California Conservation Corps just completed a half a million hours of fire-fighting protection and now they are switching their focus on El Niño.

Nearly 100 Imperial Beach residents listened to advice from officials Tuesday.

City officials disagree about how ready San Diego is for potential El Nino flooding. NBC 7’s Matt Rascon explains why Councilman David Alvarez wants a state of emergency declaration.

If El Nino brings heavy rains, the city of San Diego wants its stormwater system to be prepared. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda explains what they’re doing.

California and the rest of the country should brace for a wet winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts. NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap has more.

There is a 95 percent chance the upcoming El Nino will soak San Diego and the rest of Southern California through spring 2016, experts say. NBC 7’s Candice Nguyen reports.

Tens of thousands of residents in ‘unique’ 100-year flood zones may be susceptible to damage during the upcoming El Nino, according to a new study. NBC 7’s Wendy Fry has the story.

NBC 7’s Greg Bledsoe shows how the unusually warm waters triggered by El Nino have changed the Southern California landscape. Orca whales, hammerhead sharks and marlins, not commonly seen off San Diego’s coast have already been spotted this year.

In this fourth part of Forecasting El Nino, NBC 7’s Vanessa Herrera explains how San Diego County residents must prepare for a potentially wet winter. She notes how the El Nino in the 1990s led to major flooding because not everyone was properly prepared.