Tropical Storm Hilary - Possible Disneyland Impacts?

Phroobar

Phroobar

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TrainsOfDisney said:
a hurricane is a hurricane lol. It doesn’t go “oh look! California is bigger than I thought! Let’s calm it down!”
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"Usually the cold California current kills storms that approach California," Jim Kossin, a retired NOAA climate and atmospheric scientist who now works as a consultant, told weather.com in an interview Wednesday.

In addition, hurricanes in the eastern Pacific grow out of the warm waters generally between Mexico and Hawaii, where trade winds typically push them east to west. That tends to keep them away from the U.S.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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Blue skies, singing birds, and a sunny day. Business as usual. Whew, we survived, my fellow Californians. That was skeh-wee.

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TP2000

TP2000

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I just ordered my "I Survived Hurricane Hilary" tea towel set today.

What a very odd day yesterday, wasn't it? Here in coastal San Diego it just lightly rained all day, which is weird enough on its own for August. But there was no wind, just a light steady rain. Then suddenly at 4pm ish the winds picked up, and things got really windy for a few hours, and with heavy rain. Lights flickered, but didn't go out. A very, very unusual weather day for any time of year in San Diego.

Lots of flooding in the usual spots in San Diego. Mission Valley was a disaster.

This morning, the neighborhood was just really messy. The palms all shed themselves, but we've also got a few old Eucalyptus trees. And when it gets windy, they shed their paper-like bark and it flies all over the place. A few of those Eucalyptus blew over in another part of the village, and landed on a house. Ouch. Tuesday is my yard day thank goodness, so I'm going to go to the cash machine for some Twenties to give to the guys as extra tips tomorrow. They'll earn it, unfortunately. :(

In Happy Hilary News: The pot roast turned out fabulous, I helped the elderly neighbor bring over two (2) bottles of the most delicious Willamette Valley Pinot Noir plus a fabulous chocolate cake she made, and Scrabble was unexpectedly zesty.

 
D.Silentu

D.Silentu

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In a way it almost feels like Hilary passed through to offset the heat dome. This has been some year for Californian weather.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Just talked to some friends who had pictures texted to them of their Rancho Mirage home. They got slammed out there. The pool is now mud.

I-10 is still closed out near Bob Hope Drive southward. Stay away for that mess.

I'd bet twenty bucks that stuck Amazon truck has my vitamins I'm supposed to get tomorrow. :rolleyes:

 
TP2000

TP2000

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I should also say... God Bless The Truckers. Look at these guys out there, inching along as they battle a 12 to 18 Speed transmission through six inches of mud. Just to keep America moving and our food delivered and our stuff arriving on our front doors every day. 😍

This is from this afternoon. Still a lot of standing water out on the freeways in the Coachella Valley. I-10 is barely passable by one lane.

 
Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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To all my California friends, I am very glad this did not turn into a more serious situation.
Glad to hear that for the most part, the hammer did not fall as hard as some were predicting.

Still, amazing to see this storm show up off the coast at all.
1939, eh?
Wow.

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