Ken Cooke - 10-27-2013 at 09:36 PM
1970s Downtown Tijuana
nandopedal - 10-28-2013 at 07:29 AM
How can I not?......I was a 13 year old running around town looking for a panga!
Are you sure it was the 1970s?
durrelllrobert - 10-28-2013 at 08:11 AM
The worst flooding in Tijuana in the last 50 yr occurred in January 1993 during a moderate El Niņo episode. The event produced 87 mm (3-1/2 inches)of
rain in 2 d, more than one-third of the annual rainfall, and 210 mm (8-1/4 inches) in half a month. Life in the city was practically paralyzed for
almost 1 mo (Bocco et al. 1993).
Barry A. - 10-28-2013 at 08:17 AM
I thought that Rodriquez Dam and lake was supposed to alleviate flooding-------------did it fill up?
barry
rts551 - 10-28-2013 at 08:35 AM
Used to clean-up the river bottom every couple of years.
elgatoloco - 10-28-2013 at 08:37 AM
Where the rain actually falls has something to do with it. 
Also keep in
mind that there are a lot of areas in TJ that were built up with homes (squatters) before infrastructure (storm drains) were ever even considered.
Couple that with fact that TJ is a very hilly city and when all the rain falls it goes downhill and the rest is history. Literally. Over the years we
have encountered flooded streets and closed roads (northbound border road) even after a no so significant rain event. Part of the reason my vehicle of
choice is a full size truck. 
nandopedal - 10-28-2013 at 09:35 AM
Yes Barry the dam was at capacity so the flood gates were open, our house is about 4 city blocks from the natural direction of the river just below
the train tracks from the racetrack and I do remember police cars around midnight going around the neighborhood telling everybody RUN! We were few of
the lucky ones in the hood to escape flooding.