Blustery storm brings downpours, hail, snow to San Diego region

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A cold and blustery storm doused the San Diego area with widespread precipitation today, bringing anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to nearly an inch of moisture across the region.

The heaviest rains out of the fast-moving unsettled atmospheric system hit in the late morning and afternoon, accompanied at times by lightning and hail, according to the National Weather Service.

Pea-sized pellets of ice pelted various communities, with some up to a half-inch in diameter covering the ground in parts of Murphy Canyon, the agency reported.

Some of the stronger cloudbursts le...