Jan 9, 2005
Pacific Street in Oceanside washed out into the ocean after the San Luis Rey River flooded the crossing. The road was unable to handle the volume of water flowing under it, and caused the river to dam up behind the road. In addition, the road was partially weakened by high surf and high tides that had occurred during the previous days. Eventually, the river burst through the crossing and sent drainage pipes and chunks of asphalt onto the beach and into the ocean. The river was flowing about 150
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5438137). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Diego County Coasts County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.