Fast-moving Hurricane Hilary, now downgraded to a tropical storm, has already wreaked havoc in Baja California where it turned streets into raging rivers.
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?The eye of Hurricane Hilary is expected to hit San Diego by 3 to 5 p.m. and move northeast, reaching the borders of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties by evening, said Joe Sirard, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
“It’s the high-intensity rainfall in a short period of time that causes the flooding and flash flooding,” he said. “That’s the danger. .... flooding can happen very quickly with with this kind of system.” Tropical storm rains are unrelenting, he said, unlike the heavy winter storms the region is accustomed to where there are lulls in the rainfall.
Officials advised residents in the storm’s path to monitor forecast updates and ensure they have multiple methods of, including wireless emergency alerts, weather apps and local TV, radio and news stations. Los Angeles officials said they were ready to evacuate people if need be. Los Angeles Unified School District is assessing whether to cancel classes Monday.
There seemed to be little worry about the impending storm among some truckers in the Whitewater rest area, off the 10 Freeway, in Riverside County.sent a notice about the hurricane, but said he wasn’t worried.A few trucks over, Jeff Moore and his wife, Laura, were killing time before they had to pick up a load of Nestle water in Cabazon. From there, they planned to head to Casa Grande, Ariz.
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