Southern California here… I just heard about it today and feel like we are going to get caught with our pants down. It’s incredibly hard to gauge the risk. On one hand there apparently hasn’t been...
Southern California here… I just heard about it today and feel like we are going to get caught with our pants down. It’s incredibly hard to gauge the risk. On one hand there apparently hasn’t been a hurricane here in 60+ years (since they started naming storms). But because of that, we don’t really have a culture of preparing for such an event. I may go get some sand bags.
Also from So Cal (about 35 miles east of Los Angeles). Also just reading about it for the first time. My hunch is that most folks in my area assume it will not be a big deal or won't hit us as we...
Also from So Cal (about 35 miles east of Los Angeles). Also just reading about it for the first time. My hunch is that most folks in my area assume it will not be a big deal or won't hit us as we are more inland.
Aside from the potential rains and flooding, it's the winds that I fear the most for the greater LA area.
Being from the other La (Louisiana) wind damage is the most likely issue with this. Meaning power and travel are going to be affected post storm. Well during too. Fill your bathtub if you have one...
Being from the other La (Louisiana) wind damage is the most likely issue with this. Meaning power and travel are going to be affected post storm. Well during too. Fill your bathtub if you have one (flushing toilets/basic washing). Probably too late to stock up on non perishable foods or water. If you have any containers you can fill with tap water I'd recommend it. Even if you end up not really affected it never hurts to be prepared even in the most basic ways.
I'm in Orange County, ~250mi north of the border. Any weather should land Saturday. I'd be surprised if anything major came of it. We deal with desert monsoons, even out west on the coastal...
I'm in Orange County, ~250mi north of the border. Any weather should land Saturday.
I'd be surprised if anything major came of it. We deal with desert monsoons, even out west on the coastal floodplain, that peter over the mountains and generally die to our climate. Every so often we get sensationalist forecasts of this or that hurricane bringing a bunch of rain but it never quite materializes this far north, even being geographically coastal (it's 15 miles southwest of me).
I don't think it's going to hit in a huge way. There are four things: the land massses of Baja and Mexico, wind currents, oceanic currents, and the resulting water temperatures from these currents, which flow south from the Arctic.
We're used to some pretty intense winds at the 60-80mph range for the worst of Santa Anas, and should be able to weather what will most likely be weakened hurricane winds. If we get solid storms many areas around me will definitely flood, but I wouldn't expect worse than a good El Nino year (which is pretty bad, but not Florida in a hurricane). My area of my city drains quite well, so I'm not worried, but other areas, especially up towards LA county and the smaller cities, can flood quite bad.
Southern CA here, closer to San Diego. I've been getting a lot of emails from the power and Internet companies giving tips and possible outages. But other than that, I've moved all patio furniture...
Southern CA here, closer to San Diego. I've been getting a lot of emails from the power and Internet companies giving tips and possible outages. But other than that, I've moved all patio furniture into the garage which is about all I can really do. But usually with weather reports, stuff gets hyped up with STORM WATCH 2023!!!!1 and then it stays over the ocean.
And I'm not diminishing the threat at all. Just cautiously watching as the storm gets closer.
quick update, hurricane hilary now categorized as category 2: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/08/19/hurricane-southern-california-hilary-flooding-risks/70625622007/
Language. Hurricane comes from the Spanish huracán, typhoon is either Chinese or Arabic-Hindustani, and cyclone was coined by a British sailor who settled in India.
Language. Hurricane comes from the Spanish huracán, typhoon is either Chinese or Arabic-Hindustani, and cyclone was coined by a British sailor who settled in India.
Southern California here… I just heard about it today and feel like we are going to get caught with our pants down. It’s incredibly hard to gauge the risk. On one hand there apparently hasn’t been a hurricane here in 60+ years (since they started naming storms). But because of that, we don’t really have a culture of preparing for such an event. I may go get some sand bags.
Also from So Cal (about 35 miles east of Los Angeles). Also just reading about it for the first time. My hunch is that most folks in my area assume it will not be a big deal or won't hit us as we are more inland.
Aside from the potential rains and flooding, it's the winds that I fear the most for the greater LA area.
Being from the other La (Louisiana) wind damage is the most likely issue with this. Meaning power and travel are going to be affected post storm. Well during too. Fill your bathtub if you have one (flushing toilets/basic washing). Probably too late to stock up on non perishable foods or water. If you have any containers you can fill with tap water I'd recommend it. Even if you end up not really affected it never hurts to be prepared even in the most basic ways.
I'm in Orange County, ~250mi north of the border. Any weather should land Saturday.
I'd be surprised if anything major came of it. We deal with desert monsoons, even out west on the coastal floodplain, that peter over the mountains and generally die to our climate. Every so often we get sensationalist forecasts of this or that hurricane bringing a bunch of rain but it never quite materializes this far north, even being geographically coastal (it's 15 miles southwest of me).
I don't think it's going to hit in a huge way. There are four things: the land massses of Baja and Mexico, wind currents, oceanic currents, and the resulting water temperatures from these currents, which flow south from the Arctic.
We're used to some pretty intense winds at the 60-80mph range for the worst of Santa Anas, and should be able to weather what will most likely be weakened hurricane winds. If we get solid storms many areas around me will definitely flood, but I wouldn't expect worse than a good El Nino year (which is pretty bad, but not Florida in a hurricane). My area of my city drains quite well, so I'm not worried, but other areas, especially up towards LA county and the smaller cities, can flood quite bad.
Southern CA here, closer to San Diego. I've been getting a lot of emails from the power and Internet companies giving tips and possible outages. But other than that, I've moved all patio furniture into the garage which is about all I can really do. But usually with weather reports, stuff gets hyped up with STORM WATCH 2023!!!!1 and then it stays over the ocean.
And I'm not diminishing the threat at all. Just cautiously watching as the storm gets closer.
quick update, hurricane hilary now categorized as category 2:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/08/19/hurricane-southern-california-hilary-flooding-risks/70625622007/
I thought "hurricanes" in the Pacific were called typhoons?
Typhoons in the Northwestern side (Asia). Hurricanes in the Northeastern (North America).
Edit: wrong direction as pointed out
You got your east/west reversed, but NOAA confirms you're right.
Is there any reason for this completely arbitrary naming for the same thing?
Language. Hurricane comes from the Spanish huracán, typhoon is either Chinese or Arabic-Hindustani, and cyclone was coined by a British sailor who settled in India.