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October 14, 2026
A warm summer and Tropical Storm Rachel’s rain have San Diego swatting. A County Vector Control expert explains why, and what to check around your home this week.
Every TrulySD story on Tropical Storm Rachel, October 2026: the forecast, the rain totals and how Rachel fits into San Diego’s tropical storm history.
A warm summer and Tropical Storm Rachel’s rain have San Diego swatting. A County Vector Control expert explains why, and what to check around your home this week.
Tropical Storm Rachel, a very strong El Niño and high tides stripped sand from San Diego beaches. Here’s what’s driving it and how beaches come back.
Palomar Mountain topped 5 inches as Rachel’s moisture soaked San Diego County. Tap our interactive map to see 48-hour rain totals near you.
Rachel put San Diego under a rare tropical storm watch. Here’s the official record of the few storms that came before it, starting with an 1858 hurricane.
San Diego normally gets half an inch of rain in all of October. Here’s how Rachel’s forecast compares with the last five Octobers, and how rain is measured here.
NHC issued its final advisory on Rachel Sunday morning. No coastal watches or warnings remain, but surf, rip currents and coastal flooding linger along the San Diego coast.
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