Cal.-earthquakes, wildfires...hurricanes?

Rays game in Anaheim tonight called off due to the storm but they think they can play 2 tomorrow

 

This is unacceptable.

 

89 in the pacific? Crikey.

 

Socal first cane in 80+ years.

 

This is spot on. Storms will form in the Pacific, but rarely get beyond a CAT1 storm because of the cold water. And the Alaskan Current kills storms before they hit the US.

This year is an El Nino. Pacific waters are unusually warm. There is usually a big high pressure system over the 4 corners that brings monsoon moisture into the SW from the Baja. Many storms hit land in Mexico, get caught in the monsoon flow, and are just large rain events in Arizona and SE California.

Hilary is different. It's strong, and looks like it's headed right towards Tijuana and San Diego.

 

Good news is Death Valley will be stunning after the rain.

 

This was from earlier today so not the most recent data. But this guy is great for those who are weather nerds.

 

Lots of flash flooding predicted with major resulting disruptions

 

Only way down south, off Mexico. By the time you move north to CA, it's more like 60...

The fast moving northward motion is the only reason Hillary is proving interesting. As hurricanes go, it will be falling apart before it reaches land, but the moisture will be an issue.

 

That’s what she said

 

She's a comin...

 

I'm a nerd for such things, but I do love seeing the fleet when you're in San diego. I don't know how it is in other ports, but you're in a major US city and the naval station is easily visible from any downtown high-rise. We took a cruise out of there in December and it was just so cool

 

San Diego is great in that regard. Norfolk, VA (largest naval base in the world) has a ton of ships. Looks cool, but nothing like SD's prettiness.

I remember when I had to report to Norfolk. First time being on a navy base that wasn't bootcamp and was in awe of all the ships.

BTW, things are starting to get serious here in SoCal. My area of town got an evacuation warning today but it seems that no one from my hood will be leaving.

Our house is in the mountain foothills, but really close to the mountain wash/creeks and we're in a burn scar from a 2019 wildfire.

Concerned about our neighbors down the hill .25mi where there are houses right near the creeks and in old washes (don't understand that but anyway), which flooded this past winter.

Wife and I are most concerned about our solar power system. Twice in two years, atmospheric river storms blew off some panels off. Had to fight with the company to get them replaced. Took some serious battling.

 

Wishing you the best

 

Stay safe. I've got peeps in socal and I hope they will be ok.

 

I hear you. A lot of folk in CA near me don't quite grasp the potential danger. Or maybe they do but they're hardened from all the wildfires & earthquakes

 

Good pic showing proximity of downtown to Naval yard as 71 heads out to safety at sea