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Track Hurricane Hilary Storm Coverage Heading to SoCal

Remember what a trickle the L.A. River was during the big drought? That won't be the case after Hilary, I bet.
Yes, I wonder about tornadoes along this path. We won't know until it makes landfall as a hurricane or tropical storm, probably.
Some of the pictures I saw from Houston during Hurricane Harvey were disturbing...especially the one picture I saw of numerous seniors trapped in a nursing home full of water. It broke my heart. I hope we don't see anything like that in San Diego or Los Angeles, but there are no promises. Heed warnings!
 
With SDG&E warning to be prepared for power outages that could last for a considerable length of time, I would make sure to be prepared. I just put new batteries in my Sangean PR-D9W, and several flashlights, and enough food items ready to eat without refrigeration or cooking required. This is supposed to be the biggest storm to ever hit San Diego, so the eventual impact is a real unknown.

The mpact on San Diego AM/FM/TV could be substantial. Probably a not if, but how many become a casualty of the storm.
 
I have a family member who lives in Chino Hills, not too far from the Parkway. Lots of rolling hills and a disaster waiting to happen if there's landslides/mudslides from Hilary.
The rainfall estimates I'm seeing in the Coachella Valley and Death Valley are insane. Remember the flash flooding in Furnace Creek last year? That was with only 1.68" of rain, and it destroyed roads in the park, trapped cars, it was a muddy and sandy mess out there. Hilary estimates double that, 3-4, maybe even *5* inches of rain in Death Valley... 😲

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1692652942065553676
 
Just got this from our power company in Indio, CA:

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I got another from the electric company and one from Riverside County, all recommending having a self-powered radio

All also mentioned having a manual can opener. Apparently lots of people in the more recent California emergencies have bought lots of canned goods, but nothing to open them with.
 
A couple of years ago, KPFV-LP in Pahrump, NV filed an STA citing wind damage from a storm that triggered Hurricane Warnings in Nevada. That, of course, never happened.

They should have waited until 2023 to use that excuse-- it would be much more believable (although technically probably will still be inaccurate).

Not sure why the "Hurricane Warning" was added to the fiction. Wind damage is usually justification enough.
 
crainbebo said:
The rainfall estimates I'm seeing in the Coachella Valley and Death Valley are insane. Remember the flash flooding in Furnace Creek last year? That was with only 1.68" of rain, and it destroyed roads in the park, trapped cars, it was a muddy and sandy mess out there. Hilary estimates double that, 3-4, maybe even *5* inches of rain in Death Valley... 😲
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Of course, there is essentially no permanent population in Death Valley. Any park or other workers there live elsewhere and commute or use employer housing.

I am at the East end of the Coachella Valley where annual rainfall is half that of the Palm Springs / Rancho Mirage areas. We may get about 4 times our normal annual rainfall here in the next 48 hours.

However, we have huge "dry rivers" which are immense drainage channels fed by street drains. In addition, all newer developments have a below-street-level excavation the size of at least one homesite, but at about 12 to 15 feed of depth. They collect water that can't all be taken in the drainage system and holds it. Many are decorated with beautiful desert landscaping.

My home, built about 18 years ago, has its foundation at about 2 feet above street level, and the streets slope downwards. Palm Springs to the West is over 500 feet above sea level. The valley slopes to the Salton Sea at -330 Feet below sea level. All the drainage channels lead to that location by force of gravity. That is around 800 feet in decreasing altitude over a 50 mile drainage route.

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Further, there are huge areas used all year round where mountain and river water is simply "spilled" on the ground to sink into the aquifer about 600 feet under us.

The real issue is the 8" of rain predicted in the surrounding mountains. It will run down the hillsides to the valley and add to the local rainfall, making the equivalent of as much as a foot of rainfall.
 



www.10news.com

Post-Tropical Cyclone Hilary passes through San Diego County

A tropical storm is forecast to barrel onto the coast of San Diego by Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.
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www.nbcsandiego.com

Tropical Storm Hilary, 5.1 magnitude earthquake cause unprecedented natural disaster in SoCal

Tropical Storm Hilary struck Mexico’s Baja California coast Sunday and concerns mounted over deadly flash flooding.
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ktla.com

Hurricane Hilary batters Mexico, takes aim at Southern California

Hurricane Hilary is poised to make landfall in Southern California on Sunday, but it is already starting to wreak havoc in Mexico. According to the National Weather Service, as of 5 a.m. Sund…
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Here are the updates for Hurricane Hilary as it hits Southern California. So far Los Angeles, Inland Empire and San Diego are watching this as a category 1 approaching Southern California.
 
DavidEduardo said:
What is "tropical rain"? Rain is rain.
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OK. Rain from a tropical system. Bottom line -- California does not get this volume of rain or these kind of storms. In case you missed it, it was 84 years ago when California had its last hurricane/tropical storm. Not all RAIN is the same as folks there will soon find out...
 
tbolt909 said:
OK. Rain from a tropical system. Bottom line -- California does not get this volume of rain or these kind of storms. In case you missed it, it was 84 years ago when California had its last hurricane/tropical storm. Not all RAIN is the same as folks there will soon find out...
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In the areas to the east of LA we have a number of haboob incidents every summer. They can be just dust storms, or stormes with dust followed by heavy, heavy rain. I've seen a couple here in the Palm Springs area that dropped over 3" of rain in an hour and caused major flood damage.

We may not have had a hurricane or its aftermath, but we have plenty of storms with huge rainfalls in short periods of time.

CA does get, on occasion, this volume of rain. Just not from the aftermath of a hurricane.
 
tbolt909 said:
Opinion: Why hurricanes like Hilary have been so rare in California

People in California obviously aren't used to Tropical Rain. Flooding will be the main concern when you get a years worth of rain in one day. The article discusses the conditions that Climate Change is bringing...
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www.nbclosangeles.com

Tropical Storm Hilary: Who to call in case of an emergency in LA

LA city departments have been working around the clock ahead of the storm, according to Mayor Karen Bass.
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LA City has issued an update on the Tropical Storm heading to the area.

Yes the other fear is that we would end up with the same issues like State of Hawaii faced for disasters not common in their respective areas. Most notable was the wildfires on Maui they were not prepared for that given that it was not common for them. We are at risk for the same reasons with a hurricane given that the last one that reached Southern California was in 1939.
 
Y2kTheNewOldies said:
[We are at risk for the same reasons with a hurricane given that the last one that reached Southern California was in 1939.
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No hurricane has even reached SoCal. What we have had, twice now, is the remnant of a hurricane which is called a Tropical Storm.
 
I’m watching a YouTube livestream of a storm chaser who’s in Thermal, Califormia right now and will be livestreaming the storm as it hits:
 
radiofan2023 said:
I’m watching a YouTube livestream of a storm chaser who’s in Thermal, Califormia right now and will be livestreaming the storm as it hits:
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That is about 10 miles to the east of my location in Southeast La Quinta, CA. It's a residential community for agricultural workers in the area.

A few minutes ago, I saw the towers of KNWZ-970, which covers the eastern part of the Palm Springs market.
 
Already seeing heavy rain and 60 mph+ wind gusts on radar over Yuma. Little ground to saturate over in the Salton Sea area but they are getting walloped this afternoon.
 
abc7.com

5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Ojai in Ventura County, felt widely across SoCal

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported in Ojai Sunday afternoon as Southern California braces for Hurricane Hilary.
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Apparently an Earthquake in Ventura has taken place at the same time Tropical Storm Hilary is heading to the LA area.

www.nbclosangeles.com

Tropical Storm Hilary, 5.1 magnitude earthquake cause unprecedented natural disaster in SoCal

Tropical Storm Hilary struck Mexico’s Baja California coast Sunday and concerns mounted over deadly flash flooding.
www.nbclosangeles.com www.nbclosangeles.com
 
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