Tropical Storm Hilary - Possible Disneyland Impacts?

[SaucyBoy]

Glad it looks to have been less severe, generally speaking, than initially predicted. That's the nature of tropical systems and every time they are weaker than predicted out here, we count our blessings. All it takes is one to cause complete destruction and chaos. We've got communities and families still recovering from Hurricane Florence 5 years ago.

I feel bad for the absolutely amazing meteorologists who will likely be bullied on every social media outlet by those "armchair weathermen" who will be complaining the storm didn't flood their neighborhood, cut off their power supply, or rip the roof off their home.

 

[Slpy3270]

Glad it looks to have been less severe, generally speaking, than initially predicted. That's the nature of tropical systems and every time they are weaker than predicted out here, we count our blessings. All it takes is one to cause complete destruction and chaos. We've got communities and families still recovering from Hurricane Florence 5 years ago.

I feel bad for the absolutely amazing meteorologists who will likely be bullied on every social media outlet by those "armchair weathermen" who will be complaining the storm didn't flood their neighborhood, cut off their power supply, or rip the roof off their home.

Inland Empire is a nightmare though, which was where the biggest flooding threat was anyway.

 

[Lilofan]

This is probably the most boring "historic" storm I've ever seen.

The CA insurance companies are breathing a sigh of tremendous relief. When a Cat 3/4 destroys parts of FL, some insurance companies go under, leave the state or in the immediate future cancel homeowners policies in select counties to limit exposure to their bottom line. And good luck trying to find an insurer that will write you a policy when you move to FL or look for one for your existing home , provided you pass the dreaded 4 point inspection and if not get ready to make thousands of dollars of repairs / upgrades to pass inspection. And its a laugh when you have hurricane damage your home insurance will advise you how much to replace repair then when the contractor comes by he will repair for 2x-3x the price if you want it done in the near future.

 

[LAKid53]

Glad it looks to have been less severe, generally speaking, than initially predicted. That's the nature of tropical systems and every time they are weaker than predicted out here, we count our blessings. All it takes is one to cause complete destruction and chaos. We've got communities and families still recovering from Hurricane Florence 5 years ago.

I feel bad for the absolutely amazing meteorologists who will likely be bullied on every social media outlet by those "armchair weathermen" who will be complaining the storm didn't flood their neighborhood, cut off their power supply, or rip the roof off their home.

Here in Florida, we are thankful when the meteorologists overestimate the strength and impact of a storm. Having lost power for nearly a week after 3 separate storms, I'm not going to complain when my lights stayed on throughout Ian and the flooding was nearly non-existent in my neighborhood. A Cat 2 can do a lot of damage, especially in areas with lots of pine trees.

Better to plan for the worst and the best happens.

 

[Professortango1]

Inland Empire is a nightmare though, which was where the biggest flooding threat was anyway.

I'm in the IE and we had nothing compared to years past. There is an underpass that used to flood each rain, it was briefly coned off for an hour around 3. Then it had one lane closed at 4. Then open and clear by 4:30.

About a decade ago I lost a car due to flooding in the IE. This was nothing for us.

 

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[Phroobar]

This whole rain storm has been totally blown out of proportion by the news media. I've been getting calls from relatives in other states hoping I'm ok. It was just a storm. Nothing new or different. I hate how people that don't even live here will argue with people that have lived their entire lives here that everyone is going to die.

We are in a very active geologic area. California has storms. Then mudslides. Then weeds pop up. They dry out and are consumed by wild fires. That leaves the ground unprotected for the next storm that produces mudslides. The cycle repeats. News media goes nuts because they have nothing else to report.

 

[Phroobar]

Here in Florida, we are thankful when the meteorologists overestimate the strength and impact of a storm. Having lost power for nearly a week after 3 separate storms, I'm not going to complain when my lights stayed on throughout Ian and the flooding was nearly non-existent in my neighborhood. A Cat 2 can do a lot of damage, especially in areas with lots of pine trees.

Better to plan for the worst and the best happens.

California is not Florida. California is not a pan handle in the Atlantic ocean.
The Pacific ocean is huge so that when hurricanes reach the coast they lose most of their power.

 

[Phroobar]

Inland Empire is a nightmare though, which was where the biggest flooding threat was anyway.

No. Nothing that doesn't happen with every other storm.

 

[LAKid53]

California is not Florida. California is not a pan handle in the Atlantic ocean.
The Pacific ocean is huge so that when hurricanes reach the coast they lose most of their power.

Florida is a peninsula, not a panhandle.

And your assertion that Pacific cyclones "lose most of their power" isn't supported by facts.

Patricia was clocked at 150 mph, a powerful Cat 4, when it slammed into Mexico's west coast.

Iniki struck the island of Kauai as a Cat 4 in September 1992.

Then there's China, which gets hit with more cyclones than other other Pacific Coast country.

 

[Dear Prudence]

I am so glad that this storm wasn't as bad as previously thought. I think a large part of the problem is that SoCal is not equipped to deal with that much water (and because so much of it was desert, is prone to flash flooding).

That being said, I am so glad that everyone is okay, and the most stressful part I have seen so far is my cousins texting me that the storm let out some emus.

 

[Lilofan]

I am so glad that this storm wasn't as bad as previously thought. I think a large part of the problem is that SoCal is not equipped to deal with that much water (and because so much of it was desert, is prone to flash flooding).

That being said, I am so glad that everyone is okay, and the most stressful part I have seen so far is my cousins texting me that the storm let out some emus.

When I visited family in So-Cal , I saw a number of million dollar homes built on the hillsides. That's one of the last places I would be in an intense weather related event. I enjoyed the mild breezy weather on the coast , no AC in the beach bungalow where we stayed in.

 

[LAKid53]

When I visited family in So-Cal , I saw a number of million dollar homes built on the hillsides. That's one of the last places I would be in an intense weather related event. I enjoyed the mild breezy weather on the coast , no AC in the beach bungalow where we stayed in.

Those homes built into cliff hillsides tend to become victims of the intense winter storms that hit the California coast. My parents lost several trees and a portion of their driveway washed out during one that struck Marin over New Year's. And we slept upstairs because my mom thought the danger from falling trees was less than the house sliding down the hill into Tamales Bay.

 

[Stevek]

I'm in the IE and we had nothing compared to years past. There is an underpass that used to flood each rain, it was briefly coned off for an hour around 3. Then it had one lane closed at 4. Then open and clear by 4:30.

About a decade ago I lost a car due to flooding in the IE. This was nothing for us.

I'm in Corona and we had far worse rainstorms last year. Now farther into the IE, Palm Spring/Thousand Palms/Cathedral City...they were hit pretty hard. Thankfully, in general, this was a non-event for many...at least far less than predicted.

 

[Parteecia]

California is not Florida. California is not a pan handle in the Atlantic ocean.
The Pacific ocean is huge so that when hurricanes reach the coast they lose most of their power.

That rarity may be changing as the ocean gets warmer and patterns change.

What put Hurricane Hilary on a collision course with California?

For at least the last 165 years, three conditions have kept California hurricane-free, experts say. So what's changed to make Hurricane Hilary possible?

www.latimes.com

 

[Lilofan]

I'm in Corona and we had far worse rainstorms last year. Now farther into the IE, Palm Spring/Thousand Palms/Cathedral City...they were hit pretty hard. Thankfully, in general, this was a non-event for many...at least far less than predicted.

CDM is a great place to live if one can afford it!

 

[Parteecia]

So it was a combination that may become more common. Our coastal waters are warmer due to climate change and El Niño; 80°F looks to be the breakpoint to preserve the hurricane further. Add in a heat dome to the east spinning clockwise, the jet stream to the west spinning anti-clockwise and the storm gets pulled right up the state.

Sigh. First I lose bragging rights about no mosquitoes, now I may lose them over no hurricanes?

On my first WDW trip I ran into several argumentative bus drivers who, upon finding out I was from SoCal, seemed determined to convince me that FL was better. One stopped after I said I've never had earthquake damage but he'd replaced his roof 3 times due to hurricanes.

 

[Parteecia]

CDM is a great place to live if one can afford it!

Different Corona ...

 

[Californian Elitist]

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

California is not Florida. California is not a pan handle in the Atlantic ocean.
The Pacific ocean is huge so that when hurricanes reach the coast they lose most of their power.

a hurricane is a hurricane lol. It doesn’t go “oh look! California is bigger than I thought! Let’s calm it down!”