Staring Down Hurricane Hilary

[Bigslug]

I'm right in the middle of the projected storm track. . .of a hurricane. . . in Southern California. Weird. . .

Battened down what can easily be battened down. Expecting to get something between 2 and 8 inches of rain. The house has had decent drainage thus far over the 23 years we've been in it. Should be an interesting day.

Entertaining watching the Weather Channel weenies. They seem obligated to hype it with doom and gloom, while at the same time not having any experience for this to draw on. It's almost cute.

[Zee]

Hey Rat, leave the ship. Let it sink.

[Zorba]

Keep track of it on the NHC website, and IGNORE the media fools - don't buy into the hysteria. I personally saw a "report" on the "news" from Cocoa Beach about how bad the current hurricane was - when I'm literally 5 minutes away from there under variable cloudiness and mild winds.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - scroll down a bit for hurricane Hillary. BTW, any deaths from this one will automatically be ruled suicides...

[Castle]

BTW, any deaths from this one will automatically be ruled suicides...

Just the opposite, any deaths during the storm that occur for any reason including suicide will be labeled Storm Related... you know for media sensationalism.

Good luck Bigslug, should be interesting. Not so much as a tropical storm ever goes by and suddenly this. I guess China finally got their weather machine working, must be payback for HAARP . Like you said, should be interesting.

[GrapeApe]

Normally I'd say "keep your head down", HOWEVER, in this case, "keep you head up, (above water) you powder dry and be safe"
And don't worry Zorba, I got you humor about "hillarys suicides"

[NuttyNed]

Keep track of it on the NHC website, and IGNORE the media fools - don't buy into the hysteria. I personally saw a "report" on the "news" from Cocoa Beach about how bad the current hurricane was - when I'm literally 5 minutes away from there under variable cloudiness and mild winds.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - scroll down a bit for hurricane Hillary. BTW, any deaths from this one will automatically be ruled suicides...

use the link and click the eastern pacific tab at the top of the chart. Then click the red storm symbol.

[Bigslug]

05:00 - getting slow, steady rain from the leading edges. Heavy stuff supposedly coming at about 08:00. One update estimating 3-4"; the backyard rain gauge will tell.

In 2016, we put in nearly 1800 gallons worth of rain barrels for the garden that fill off our downspouts. This is typically the time of year they run dry. . .and they should be full again by this afternoon. I've got overflow hoses that I string out to water the front yard on the downslope to the street. Unless it rains so hard we get over a foot of flooding in the street, we should be OK.

[breamfisher]

Good luck on the hurricane. Hope you have alternative means of power, if so needed. Also, communication may or may not be an issue late in the storm and post-storm. That was the surprise when Ian hit last year: it took about 4-5 days for power to be restored, but a week or more for phone, cell, and internet to be fully restored. Made contacting family, friends, and coworkers difficult when you want to check on them.

[shotgunshooter3]

BTW, any deaths from this one will automatically be ruled suicides...

Just the opposite, any deaths during the storm that occur for any reason including suicide will be labeled Storm Related... you know for media sensationalism.

Nah. They'll be COVID related deaths.

[Big Al1]

This weather report meant to spread panic is brought to you by your friends at Home Depot! Your source of plywood!

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Just stay safe. Looks like the heavy rains could cause problems.

[Wambli Ska]

After surviving a buttload of these I can tell you, it’s basically, ALMOST, never as bad as they tell you it will be….

[Bigslug]

After surviving a buttload of these I can tell you, it’s basically, ALMOST, never as bad as they tell you it will be….

Still a steady spring rain with about a third of an inch in the gauge. Not drowned yet. Looks like it's petering out, but they have to keep their viewership riveted.

[Bigslug]

Downgraded to tropical storm and just making landfall in N. Baja. The hourly forecast has kept pushing back the time of The Great Wabloosh. Looks like the colder northern ocean is slowing down its northward progress, so it may hover over and grind on us for a few hours this afternoon.

There hasn't been a tropical storm here since 1939, so it's an interesting study in how accurately the meteorological models deal with the almost totally unknown. Personally, this is the kind of weather that makes me want to strap on a rifle and go hunting. Too bad it's not October...

[Zorba]

Its only going to be a tropical storm when it makes landfall, according to the NOAA/NHC map. Here in Florida, that isn't even of concern, but with the hills in California, flash floods are a virtual certainty along with the usual mudslides, etc.

With that said, IGNORE the talking heads on MSM, pay attention to NOAA/NHC and keep your weather radio on.

[Wambli Ska]

After surviving a buttload of these I can tell you, it’s basically, ALMOST, never as bad as they tell you it will be….

Still a steady spring rain with about a third of an inch in the gauge. Not drowned yet. Looks like it's petering out, but they have to keep their viewership riveted.

Some of the funniest videos out there are about the guys from the Weather Channel faking the strength of the winds etc. there’s one of this dude looking like he could barely stand against the wind while someone walks straight up with zero effort right behind him

[Bigslug]

Hee! They've got some gal in Palm Springs commenting on water running down the drainage channels in the street. I have a sense of "Grandpa got to cover the moon landings, and I get to sensationalize runoff."

I had a sense the real front arrived an hour ago. Half an inch in the rain gauge now at 13:30. The weenies are still estimating 2-3" in the band between L.A. & Palm Springs that I'm in. Makes for a nice day of sitting on the front porch watching it roll in.

[breamfisher]

So, what are your soils like over there? Odd thing for us, is we sometimes lose power AFTER the storms when the saturated ground no longer supports the tree, and the blasted thing falls over. If you're lucky, it takes out power. If you're unlucky, it blocks the street. If you're really unlucky, both ends of the street get blocked.

[bullsi1911]

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[Chiro1989]

If we get some looting in the aftermath, cast bullet testing moves on to the next phase.....

[Bigslug]

If we get some looting in the aftermath, cast bullet testing moves on to the next phase.....

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. . .and then it's nothing but work, work, work all the time!

[Japhy]

I hope Bakersfield pulls through this disaster.

[Bigslug]

So, what are your soils like over there? Odd thing for us, is we sometimes lose power AFTER the storms when the saturated ground no longer supports the tree, and the blasted thing falls over. If you're lucky, it takes out power. If you're unlucky, it blocks the street. If you're really unlucky, both ends of the street get blocked.

Mostly fairly compacted stuff in the urban areas. The tree hazard isn't so much uprooting, but more often branches coming off in high winds. We rarely get enough rain in a tight span to truly saturate the dirt.

20:00 and creeping up on 2" of rain since it kicked off. Other than the unseasonableness of it, it's a typical 2-day California mild rain storm. Getting the rain barrels filled up and the temp knocked down to 70F in August is pretty nice. As ends of the world go, thus far, I'm not impressed.

[Japhy]

Just turned on the weather channel.
They said “We need to get people off the streets and highways”
Hope all this LA street campers have upgraded their outdoor equipment and have their floatation vests on.

[fisheadgib]

The news we were just watching claimed Southern California is being "devastated" by hurricane Hillary but all they showed was cars driving through puddles. No snapped trees or power poles, no ripped apart houses or buildings, broken windows, damaged roofs, nothing. I think we have a different definition for "devastated" here in Florida.

[Diver43]

The news we were just watching claimed Southern California is being "devastated" by hurricane Hillary but all they showed was cars driving through puddles. No snapped trees or power poles, no ripped apart houses or buildings, broken windows, damaged roofs, nothing. I think we have a different definition for "devastated" here in Florida.

Just a water issue from what I can tell.
Of course the build houses on the edge of a bluff and wonder why it gets washed out