Hurricane Hilary - West Coast representin'

[jerryskids 6,797]

I know this doesn't get much pub because it doesn't affect you least coasters, but we've got a Cat 4 hurricane coming up the Baja peninsula taking aim at the southwest.  OK, it won't be a Cat 4 when it hits SoCal, but it's scary dambit$#@!

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Hilary grew rapidly to Category 4 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday and could reach Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years, causing “significant and rare impacts” including extensive flooding.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said a tropical storm watch has been issued for Southern California, the first time it has ever done that.

Hilary had sustained winds near 145 mph (230 kph) early Friday, and was expected to strengthen a bit more before starting to weaken. It nevertheless was expected to still be a hurricane when approaching Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Saturday night, and a tropical storm when approaching Southern California on Sunday.

No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service.

Early Friday, Hilary was centered about 360 miles (575 kilometers) south-southwest of Los Cabos on the southern tip of the Baja peninsula. It was moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph), and was expected to turn further toward the north.

The Mexican government extended its hurricane watches and warnings northward for parts of Baja California peninsula, and also issued a tropical storm watch for parts of mainland Mexico.

“Heavy rainfall in association with Hilary is expected to impact the Southwestern United States through next Wednesday, peaking on Sunday and Monday,” the hurricane center said. It said there was a substantial danger of flash flooding in an area stretching from San Diego to Las Vegas.

“Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of 10 inches, are expected across portions of southern California and southern Nevada, which would lead to significant and rare impacts. Elsewhere across portions of the Western United States, rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected.”

SpaceX delayed the launch of a satellite-carrying rocket from a base on California's central coast until at least Monday. The company said conditions in the Pacific could make it difficult for a ship to recover the rocket booster.

The Mexican government said a weakened Hilary might skim a sparsely populated area on the western edge of the Baja peninsula early Sunday, and then perhaps hit a more heavily populated area of the coast Sunday night between the cities of Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada, in Baja California state.

Meanwhile, the city of Yuma was preparing Thursday by providing residents with a self-serve sandbag filling station.

The sandbag station will be stocked with sand and empty bags for self-filling while supplies last. Residents were allowed five sandbags per vehicle.

https://news.yahoo.com/hilary-rapidly-grows-category-4-075812909.html?.tsrc=1013

Here in Phoenix we're hoping for a good dousing; we have gotten virtually 0 rain this monsoon season.

Maybe it will be the end of @JustinCharge's world like he's been predicting for so long?!   

[Tree of Knowledge 1,855]

California could use a good scrub down. Can we seed the storm with Lava soap?

[TheNewGirl 1,491]

We are supposed to get remnants of it Sunday/Monday, cooler temps and rain. Interesting since we are so far from So Cal. 

[DonS 3,292]

I know you were waiting for this @jerryskids

Learn to swim. Learn to swim. Learn to swim. 

[iam90sbaby 2,611]

I hope they get absolutely wrecked 

[OldMaid 2,130]

Not sure I ever remember being under a hurricane watch in all the time I’ve lived here. Since they’re predicting that we’ll only see up to 4" of rain, I’m guessing it might sprinkle for an hour or two.

[Engorgeous George 2,331]

Most such storms spur heavy rains, winds, and tornados.  This one is predicted to have the mosdt devastating impact, however, as it is predicted to spawn cankle outbreaks.

[KSB2424 3,148]

Hurricane Hillary?  Any and all deaths will be ruled a suicide.  

[seafoam1 3,023]

The hurricane is feeling "...no ways tired..."

 

[nobody 2,672]

If we get significant rain in LA, it might as well be Armageddon.  This place turns into a clusterfūck anytime we experience more than a light shower.

[Voltaire 5,316]

Although you're always needing the rain, getting a full year's worth all at once isn't exactly a great solution as it it potentially causes massive damage. There's a potential silver lining if Mother Nature can get just 0.01% of the water to be harnessed properly, many of those depleted lakes and ponds could use a re-fill.

Best wishes for low property damage and high water levels in lakes next week .

[Tree of Knowledge 1,855]

3 hours ago, KSB2424 said:

Hurricane Hillary?  Any and all deaths will be ruled a suicide.  

The hurricane Is missing an L. HRC took that one way back in 2006

[seafoam1 3,023]

3 hours ago, KSB2424 said:

Hurricane Hillary?  Any and all deaths will be ruled a suicide.  

Death by Covid. Oh wait, that's Hurricane Joe.  

[seafoam1 3,023]

OMG!! Weather is happening!! Time to raise gas prices again in the NorthEast!!

[jerryskids 6,797]

1 hour ago, Voltaire said:

Although you're always needing the rain, getting a full year's worth all at once isn't exactly a great solution as it it potentially causes massive damage. There's a potential silver lining if Mother Nature can get just 0.01% of the water to be harnessed properly, many of those depleted lakes and ponds could use a re-fill.

Best wishes for low property damage and high water levels in lakes next week .

Yeah, I think mudslides in SoCal is a big risk with this.  We don't have any flood planes in Phoenix but washes (vs. drains) collect runoff and inevitably cars get swept away that try to drive through it.  

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,348]

16 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

OMG!! Weather is happening!! Time to raise gas prices again in the NorthEast!!

I got gas thursday 4.49, same station friday 5.09

never miss a good opportunity

[seafoam1 3,023]

13 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

I got gas thursday 4.49, same station friday 5.09

never miss a good opportunity

$2.30 in January of 2021 when creepy joe took office.. 

[squistion 2,198]

On 8/18/2023 at 9:38 AM, iam90sbaby said:

I hope they get absolutely wrecked 

That is rather mean spirited. 

[jerryskids 6,797]

Haven't gotten any rain in central Phoenix yet.  Maybe on the west end of the metro area.   

[The Real timschochet 6,763]

Getting pretty damn wet around here. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,101]

On 8/19/2023 at 2:16 PM, squistion said:

That is rather mean spirited. 

Says the guy who calls people "racists, bigots, homophobe.." simply when someone doesn't agree with him.  Clean up your own f'n house before you point fingers.

[League Champion 1,911]

5.0 Magnitude Earthquake hit about an hour ago 

[Cdub100 3,907]

Los Angeles can't handle 2 inches of rain. This is going to fock them up

[Ultra Max Power 214]

I feel bad for the homeless.  This is going to be a mess for them. 

[The Real timschochet 6,763]

27 minutes ago, Cdub100 said:

Los Angeles can't handle 2 inches of rain. This is going to fock them up

Yeah we’re like cats. We don’t like it. 

[HellToupee 1,775]

 

[WhiteWonder 2,735]

On 8/19/2023 at 8:38 AM, KSB2424 said:

Hurricane Hillary?  Any and all deaths will be ruled a suicide.  

This would not have been my guess for first political joke 

[WhiteWonder 2,735]

1 hour ago, League Champion said:

5.0 Magnitude Earthquake hit about an hour ago 

Your wife taking a few steps doesn’t count. 

[lickin_starfish 1,937]

https://babylonbee.com/news/hilary-makes-landfall-destroys-over-30000-emails/

[OldMaid 2,130]

1 hour ago, The Real timschochet said:

Yeah we’re like cats. We don’t like it. 

Speak for yourself. I  the rain.

[WhiteWonder 2,735]

On 8/18/2023 at 12:46 PM, OldMaid said:

 Since they’re predicting that we’ll only see up to 4" , I’m guessing it might sprinkle for an hour or two.

 

Since you're used to 3", 4 will probably have you more than sprinkling 

[Mike Honcho 5,270]

So how bad was it? 

[TommyGavin 790]

On 8/18/2023 at 12:36 PM, DonS said:

I know you were waiting for this @jerryskids

Learn to swim. Learn to swim. Learn to swim. 

This was stuck in my head for 2 days now it’s back

[TommyGavin 790]

11 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

 

Since you're used to 3", 4 will probably have you more than sprinkling 

She also likes to get peed on

[League Champion 1,911]

It's just rain, stop crying. Move to a real state that has infrastructure 

[DonS 3,292]

2 hours ago, TommyGavin said:

This was stuck in my head for 2 days now it’s back

Happy to help! 

[TheNewGirl 1,491]

Up in Nor Cal we are seeing wind, and a decent humid rain. 

News is showing a lot of flooding in So Cal, though, esp the desert mountain areas. 

The earthquake happening was interesting, Mama Nature is also trying to drown CA. 

[Twinsdad 55]

1 minute ago, TheNewGirl said:

Up in Nor Cal we are seeing wind, and a decent humid rain. 

News is showing a lot of flooding in So Cal, though, esp the desert mountain areas. 

The earthquake happening was interesting, Mama Nature is also trying to drown CA. 

I think Mama Nature got sick of the constant whining about a drought for the last umpteen years.  She finally had enough and said "you want water...here's your mf'n water!!"

[seafoam1 3,023]

Weather has been going on since I was born. Hurricanes, tornados, snow storms, heat waves, freezing cold, lightning storms, hail, etc... 

It's called Earth. 

[5-Points 3,528]

29 minutes ago, Twinsdad said:

I think Mama Nature got sick of the constant whining about a drought for the last umpteen years.  She finally had enough and said "you want water...here's your mf'n water!!"

Weird, right? It's almost as if it's cyclical or something. 

Now, if the people in charge could only figure out a way to capture some of this water, instead of letting it run off into the Pacific, we might not have such dire circumstances during the dry part of the cycle. 

Alas, there is no money to be made in water storage.