SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diego Fire-Rescue crews were busy Thursday night as a strong storm moved through San Diego County, and several of those roads remained closed Friday morning.
Crews responded to multiple calls about drivers trapped in floodwaters.
SDFD crews rescued four people from cars on La Jolla Village Drive, near UC San Diego.
When ABC 10News crews arrived on the scene, four cars were submerged in the floodwaters.
The fire department says the rescues happened at about 8:30 p.m. No one was injured.
Later in the evening in Sorrento Valley, two drivers had to be rescued after getting trapped on Carroll Canyon Road near Pacific Heights Road.
ABC 10News reporter Laura Acevedo spoke to Mitch Le, one of the people rescued at the scene.
@abc10news WATER RESCUES: The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department rescued at least six people from cars trapped in floodwaters Thursday night: Four on La Jolla Village Drive, and another two on Carroll Canyon Road near Pacific Heights Road. ABC 10News reporter Laura Acevedo spoke to one of the drivers rescued in Sorrento Valley about their experience. #rain #flood #sandiego #news ♬ original sound - ABC 10News San Diego
A battalion chief on the scene says a man and a woman were rescued safely from their cars.
“Although it may stop raining this evening, a lot of these areas are still going to be flowing tomorrow even if we have blue skies and it’s clear,” said Eric Windsor, Battalion Chief for San Diego Fire Rescue. “Water is still coming from someplace and running towards the ocean, and it will be doing that for the next 12 to 14 hours.”
Although the worst of the storm has passed, the fire department says flooding can remain into Friday and advises drivers to turn around to avoid getting trapped.
Remember, never try to drive through deep water.
According to the National Weather Service, it only takes six inches of water to cause vehicles to lose control.
