- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: A Mercedes sits in the middle of the a flooded Mission Center Road near the San Diego River in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: Homeless people take cover under the trolley tracks after the San Diego River in Mission Valley flooded on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: The Fashion Valley Transit Center was flooded near the swollen San Diego River in Mission Valley was flooded after a rainstorm on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: People looks at the area where a woman was rescued from her car which was submerged near the Alexan Gallerie apartments at Camino de la Riena and SR 163 in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: Roads and parking lots at Fashion Valley near the swollen San Diego River in Mission Valley were flooded after a rainstorm on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: People check out the swollen San Diego River near the Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: Mission Center Road was flooded at the San Diego River in Mission Valley after a storm on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: The San Diego River overflowed into the Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley after a storm on Monday, January 16, 2023. The driver was rescued in the early morning. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: A car was submerged on a flooded Mission Center Road at the San Diego River in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: The San Diego River overflowed into the Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley after a storm on Monday, January 16, 2023. The driver was rescued in the early morning. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: The Fashion Valley Transit Center was flooded near the swollen San Diego River in Mission Valley was flooded after a rainstorm on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: The Fashion Valley Transit Center was flooded near the swollen San Diego River in Mission Valley was flooded after a rainstorm on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: A woman was rescued from her car which was submerged near the Alexan Gallerie apartments at Camino de la Riena and SR 163 in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. The vehicle was completely submerged neat the pine trees in foreground. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: A car was submerged at Fashion Valley Road at the San Diego River which reached flood level in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. The driver was rescued in the early morning. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: Fanny Santosa walks her dog Enzo along the flooded Mission Center Road near the San Diego River in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - January 16: A car was submerged on a flooded Mission Center Road at the San Diego River in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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San Diego CA - January 16: A Mercedes sits in the middle of the a flooded Mission Center Road near the San Diego River in Mission Valley on Monday, January 16, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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By K.C. Alfred | [email protected] | The San Diego Union-Tribune
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A series of heavy rain-producing storms caused the San Diego River to flood in Mission Valley. There were a number of rescues and a few cars got stuck in the rising waters. Mission Center Road, Camino de la Reina, and Fashion Valley Road were among the major roadways closed.
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