Hurricane Hilary - Buckle Down Southwest

**happynz** · 19-08-2023, 08:04 AM

A rare tropical storm - dubbed Hurricane Hilary - is barrelling towards Baja California up into California’s eastern deserts as well as Arizona and Nevada.

Buena suerte to my friends in that part of the world.

**aging one** · 19-08-2023, 08:21 AM

Daughter is in LA, they are waiting on it, over 80 years since one has made it this far north. Been an exciting month for her. Her boyfriend is finishing medical school and had a 6 week placement in a local hospital on Maui, she works remote so joined him. They left the day before the fire.

**S Landreth** · 19-08-2023, 08:38 AM

These images should update themselves

National Hurricane Center

**S Landreth** · 19-08-2023, 09:13 AM

Forecast (could change) to hit California as a tropical storm

**S Landreth** · 19-08-2023, 05:08 PM

Almost out of the woods

**S Landreth** · 19-08-2023, 05:17 PM

The flash flood risk map went down a considerable amount over the past few hours

**bsnub** · 19-08-2023, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

The flash flood risk map went down a considerable amount over the past few hours

This is a serious thing. The soil in those deserts is hard packed, so the water just runs off it.

**S Landreth** · 19-08-2023, 05:33 PM

I was more concerned about the heavily populated area of LA County.

How to check your flood risk from Hurricane Hilary - Los Angeles Times

Hurricane Hilary is bearing down on Southern California. What’s your flood risk?

Brace yourself: Hurricane Hilary is expected to dump a lot of rain on Southern California on Sunday and Monday.

In the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, Hilary is projected to be at hurricane strength when it makes landfall on the Baja California peninsula over the weekend, then move in a north to northwest direction up the coast.

Eastern Los Angeles County could see some rain, starting with light showers, as early as Saturday evening. The rainfall is expected to spread throughout the county Sunday.

The hurricane is currently a Category 4, meaning it has sustained winds of up to 156 mph. The storm is expected to weaken before bringing rain and wind to Baja California and is likely to be a tropical storm (with sustained winds up to 73 mph) when it reaches Southern California.

Most of the region can expect 4 inches of rain; rainfall could amount up to 10 inches by Tuesday in the mountains and desserts of San Diego and Riverside counties, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Depending on the speed of the rainfall, forecasters are concerned about the potential for flash flooding.

When the heavier rains hit Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on Sunday, residents should expect to receive an alert that their communities are on flood watch.

A flood watch differs from a flash flood warning. A flood watch means you should be prepared for a flood, including being ready to evacuate to higher ground, according to the National Weather Service. It’s issued when conditions are favorable for flooding — it doesn’t mean a flood will occur, it just means that there’s a possibility.

A flash flood warning means you should take action, including evacuating, because a flash flood is imminent or occurring.

As their name suggests, flash floods can develop quickly, sometimes in just a few minutes and without visible signs of rain, according to Ready L.A. County.

Be aware of flood hazards wherever you live, but especially if your home is in a low-lying area, near water or a recently burned hillside, Ready L.A. County advises.

Here are some tips for how you can prepare.

Check the flood risk in your area

Check a flood map to understand the flood risk in your community and whether your home is in a flood zone.

A flood zone means the area has a potential for flooding during heavy rains or a weather disaster.

Two government agencies — the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services — provide information online about flood risks and other hazards across California. All you have to do is plug your address into the search tool to see what issues your home faces. You can find them at:

On the FEMA map, moderate- to low-risk flood areas are labeled with the letters B, C and X. In these areas the risk of being flooded is reduced but not eliminated. High-risk flood areas are labeled with the letters A and V.

A community’s flood risk changes over time, so the National Food Insurance Program and the Federal Emergency Management Agency continuously work with communities across the country to identify and map flood risks.

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sustained winds of up to 156 mph

Winds have gone down to 130 mph as of the 3:00 am report. Still dangerous

**S Landreth** · 20-08-2023, 04:48 AM

Downgraded to a Cat 2 hurricane, but there are still concerns about flooding

**S Landreth** · 20-08-2023, 09:50 AM

Downgraded to a Cat 1 and it might be a good time to switch to a water vapor image that should also update itself

**tomcat** · 20-08-2023, 11:17 AM

...difficult to imagine a hurricane warning for Death Valley...

**bsnub** · 20-08-2023, 04:08 PM

Some poor saps are going to get caught out in Joshua Tree.

**Stumpy** · 20-08-2023, 06:58 PM

I am updated frequently from colleagues in lower LA basin and have a very close friend who exited Catalina island and flew north for a week or so.

**S Landreth** · 20-08-2023, 07:30 PM

Should be a tropical storm by the time the eye hits California

If you’re in Thailand you’ll see the storm fall apart this evening or wait till the morning to see the remnants.

The visible image below will update by itself.

**malmomike77** · 20-08-2023, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Should be a tropical storm by the time the eye hits California

But will it affect any of the rounders or netball games?

**aging one** · 20-08-2023, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by malmomike77

But will it affect any of the rounders or netball games?

At your best. Tis sad.

**malmomike77** · 20-08-2023, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

At your best. Tis sad.

Aren't you worried it will curtail Spamdreths daily American sports roundup. Nah course you ain't.

**S Landreth** · 21-08-2023, 03:09 AM

Hilary live updates: Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in northern Baja California; brings 'life-threatening' rain

- Flash flood warning issued for Los Angeles County

- Heavy rain triggers mudslide in California - The California Department of Transportation is urging people to avoid unnecessary travel after crews cleared a mudslide from the highway in Palmdale, north of Los Angeles.

The Antelope Valley is at especially high risk for slides and flash floods, the department said.

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Disney Land is still open

**S Landreth** · 21-08-2023, 09:22 AM

In photos: Tropical Storm Hilary's heavy rains flood California streets

many more in the link above

**helge** · 21-08-2023, 10:24 AM

Nature can make you feel..small

**S Landreth** · 22-08-2023, 10:56 AM

Tropical storm Hilary: Southern California braces for more floods. Follow the latest

Hilary left California desert roads covered in water and mud. Now it’s threatening Oregon and Idaho

Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, flooded roads, toppled trees and forced a rescue by bulldozer of more than a dozen older residents trapped by mud in a care home Monday as it marched northward, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hilary had lost much of its steam and only vestiges of the storm were heading over the Rocky Mountains, but it warned that “continued life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding” was expected over portions of the southwestern U.S., following record-breaking rainfall. Forecasters said the threat for flooding in states farther north on Monday was highest across much of southeastern Oregon into the west-central mountains of Idaho, with potential thunderstorms and localized torrential rains on Tuesday.

Hilary first slammed into Mexico’s arid Baja California Peninsula as a hurricane, causing one death and widespread flooding before becoming a tropical storm, one of several potentially catastrophic natural events affecting California on Sunday. Besides the tropical storm, which produced tornado warnings, there were wildfires and a moderate earthquake north of Los Angeles. So far, no deaths, serious injuries or extreme damages have been reported in the state, though officials warned that risks remain, especially in the mountainous regions where the wet hillsides could unleash mudslides.

In one dramatic scene, rescue officials in the desert community of Cathedral City, near Palm Springs, drove a bulldozer through mud to the swamped care home and rescued 14 residents by scooping them up and carrying them to safety, Fire Chief Michael Contreras said. They were among 46 rescues the city performed between late Sunday night and the next afternoon from mud and water standing up to 5 feet (1.5 meters.)

Much more in the article above

In photos: Tropical Storm Hilary https://www.washingtonpost.com/weath...rm-california/

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