August 15
On this day… August 15th
On this day in…
1977: Hurricane Doreen tracked north northwestward along the west coast of Baja California, dissipating over the coastal waters. Most areas received at least two inches of rainfall with up to eight inches in the mountains starting on this day to 8.17. This occurred during the El Niño of 1977-78. 4.9 inches fell at Mt. Laguna, 4.5 inches at Borrego Palm Canyon, four inches at Palomar Mountain and Lake Henshaw, 3.26 inches at Borrego Springs (2.53 inches in six hours on 8.16, a 100 year event), and more than two inches in Palm Springs and in Riverside. 4.5 inches fell at the Salton Sea in just a few hours. Four died and $25 million in damage resulted in Southern California. Debris flows and flooding from Henderson Canyon into the Borrego Springs De Anza neighborhood damaged 100 homes. Mud flows grew to five feet deep. Flooded roads resulted in desert areas. Floods and crop damage was incurred at the Salton Sea.
