I hope all you SoCal HBTers stay safe. Looks like a shiatstorm on the way.
Have family in San Diego area, and wife's cousin in Palm Springs.
Have family in San Diego area, and wife's cousin in Palm Springs.
Tropical storm Hilary - be safe, all!
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My daughter moved to San Diego less than two months ago. Just in time for their first hurricane since 1858.
Yeah, I'm in the path. Not really worried. I view it as similar to when I lived in Atlanta in 2005 (for Katrina). Yeah, we got some seriously rough weather, but the fact that it had spent a couple hundred miles losing steam over land took the real sting out of it by the time it hit us.
I don't think the winds are going to be too bad regarding property damage, although it could cause power outages. But that much rain is going to cause some problems in low-lying areas. I have the luxury of living where I have zero risk of flooding. That's something we are going to have--we don't have any way to deal with that much water in a short time frame. I recall a storm here around 2010-11 where I had to go to one of our offices that was in more of a hilly area, and there were a LOT of people who got their cars stuck in water in low-lying areas. I was alright as I had a truck at the time, but if not, I probably wouldn't have been able to find a good route back to my house. And this is going to be MUCH bigger than that. If my house was in a valley of any sort, I'd be really worried.
I don't think the winds are going to be too bad regarding property damage, although it could cause power outages. But that much rain is going to cause some problems in low-lying areas. I have the luxury of living where I have zero risk of flooding. That's something we are going to have--we don't have any way to deal with that much water in a short time frame. I recall a storm here around 2010-11 where I had to go to one of our offices that was in more of a hilly area, and there were a LOT of people who got their cars stuck in water in low-lying areas. I was alright as I had a truck at the time, but if not, I probably wouldn't have been able to find a good route back to my house. And this is going to be MUCH bigger than that. If my house was in a valley of any sort, I'd be really worried.
I left L.A. many years ago, but friends and family certainly live in vulnerable areas. I've read some horrifying (albeit fictional) accounts of what the place might look like in a serious rain event.
Hope everyone's family/friends did ok.
It was pretty benign here. Had a couple spurts of heavy rain in the afternoon, but no real wind. In mid-evening had another heavy spurt of rain and the wind kicked up, but nothing here that I'd call dangerous or particularly problematic. As mentioned I'm not in a low-lying area so I had no flooding or risk thereof, but I don't know whether that was true of others even in other areas of my own town at this point.
But there are a lot of local variances in this sort of thing, so hoping your folks also got through unscathed.
It was pretty benign here. Had a couple spurts of heavy rain in the afternoon, but no real wind. In mid-evening had another heavy spurt of rain and the wind kicked up, but nothing here that I'd call dangerous or particularly problematic. As mentioned I'm not in a low-lying area so I had no flooding or risk thereof, but I don't know whether that was true of others even in other areas of my own town at this point.
But there are a lot of local variances in this sort of thing, so hoping your folks also got through unscathed.
Don't click on this if you get squeemish. The pictures are devastating!
https://babylonbee.com/news/check-out-these-devastating-pictures-of-hurricane-hilarys-aftermath
https://babylonbee.com/news/check-out-these-devastating-pictures-of-hurricane-hilarys-aftermath
"Oh! The humanity!"
You jest, but I had to rebuild this very morning!
I mean, I put the patio cushions back out on the patio set, and re-hung the American flag I took down worried the wind would mess it up. But it took, like, 10 minutes! That's 10 minutes I'm not getting back!
I mean, I put the patio cushions back out on the patio set, and re-hung the American flag I took down worried the wind would mess it up. But it took, like, 10 minutes! That's 10 minutes I'm not getting back!
Sorry to hear betarhoalphadelta. Hope it was covered by homeowners insurance.
