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Scattered rain showers, light snow Thursday as storm wraps up in San Diego County

Light to moderate rain showers and snow marked the first storm of the season.

SAN DIEGO — Scattered rain showers and snow hit San Diego County on Thursday, marking the first rain event of the fall season.

In San Diego, a street near Fashion Valley flooded and was closed off.

Snow levels were around 5,000 feet early Thursday morning, but the levels will rise to about 6,000 feet by the afternoon, Miller said.

The National Weather Service issued a Special Marine Warning Thursday for coastal waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border until 8:15 a.m. PST.

At 7:30 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located about 15 nautical miles west of Del Mar, moving south at 5 knots. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves, according to the National Weather Service.

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As of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 2 inches of snow had fallen at Palomar Mountain and Birch Hill, while a half-inch was reported at the Mount Laguna Lodge.

Light to moderate rain showers will continue Thursday everywhere except desert areas, where scattered showers are expected, forecasters said. Coastal areas, the inland valleys and the mountains have a 70% chance of precipitation Thursday and the deserts have a 20% chance.

Coastal areas are expected to get between one-tenth and a quarter-inch of rain Thursday, while up to three-tenths of an inch expected in the inland valleys and the mountains. Less than one-tenth of an inch is expected in the deserts.

As of 4 a.m. Thursday, the Henshaw Dam had received to the most rain over the past two days, at 4.68 inches, followed by 4.35 at Otay Mountain, 4.34 inches in Valley Center, 4.33 in Descanso, 4.26 at Lake Cuyamaca, 4.15 in Birch Hill, 4.07 in Pine Hills, 3.91 in Mesa Grande, 3.78 in Pine Valley, 3.69 in Ramona and 3.42 in Alpine.

Other rainfall totals included 3.2 in Julian, 2.72 in Barona, 2.39 in Escondido, 2.06 inches at the Brown Field Airport and in Rancho Bernardo, 2.04 in Poway, 1.21 in La Mesa and Borrego Springs, 0.98 in Point Loma, 0.87 in Encinitas, 0.85 in Fallbrook, 0.81 in Kearny Mesa, 0.79 in Miramar and 0.65 in Oceanside.

Dry weather is expected by Thursday evening and temperatures will begin warming through Sunday, forecasters said. Another storm could bring a chance of precipitation Wednesday and Thursday next week.

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