Southern California is experiencing another warm-up this week, bringing the return of above-average temperatures.
More than 900,000 utility customers were without power on Wednesday morning.
Metrolink service between Laguna Niguel and Oceanside has been temporarily suspended this week because of anticipated high tides, following surf-related disruptions and emergency track repairs in the corridor late last month.
The Colorado River basin is a critical system for residents in the western U.S. and Mexico.
NOAA says El Niño is the main reason we are seeing suppressed storm activity.
Experts are warning that the incoming El Niño could be the strongest on record as it triggers coastal flooding, beach erosion and some of the highest sea levels ever recorded along the California coast in the coming months.