Update 6:11 p.m.
The flash flood watch for areas of southwest California has been canceled, issued the National Weather Service of San Diego. Thunderstorms have dissipated over the area and are not expected again until Monday afternoon.
Areas include the Riverside County Mountains, San Diego County Mountains (Apple and Lucerne Valleys) and Coachella Valley (San Diego County deserts).
Update 12:52 p.m.
A monsoonal weather pattern sent scattered thunderstorms through out Riverside County Sunday causing a number of accidents and flooding a Perris restaurant.
“The storms will be mostly moving northward out of Riverside County by this afternoon and into San Bernardino County,” said Tina Stall with the National Weather Service.
The CHP website reported that at 9:19 a.m. runoff from the rain flooded a restaurant on Fourth Street along Interstate 215. Caltrans work on the freeway caused the flooding issue, CHP said.
In Palm Springs a total of .26 inches has fallen at Palm Springs International Airport, AccuWeather reported.
The storm left about 2,000 Coachella Valley residents without power, a Southern California Edison spokesman said. The storm also hit the electrical system at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway forcing the closure of the popular tourist attraction.
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A flash flood warning has been issued for Southern California’s mountains and deserts as thunderstorms pass through the area, according to the National Weather Service.
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Southwest Riverside County residents should also expect sporadic rain until the afternoon as monsoonal moisture passes through the region, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures should top out at around 91 degrees.
At about 4 a.m. Sunday, a thunderstorm slammed Palm Springs and flooded some areas.
The thunderstorms are being caused by a high pressure system over the region drawing in tropical moisture, the National Weather Service forecasters said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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