Hurricane Hillary - SoCal/Nevada folks - let's talk.

[mpc]

I'm supposed to fly to LA monday morning for work. Hadn't even heard of this til my dad texted me all worried. I'm not sure what to think. Plane lands at 11am, assuming it isn't delayed.

[mcsangel2]

Aug 18, 2023 16:31:29 GMT -5 mpc said:

I'm supposed to fly to LA monday morning for work. Hadn't even heard of this til my dad texted me all worried. I'm not sure what to think. Plane lands at 11am, assuming it isn't delayed.

Where are you flying from? I wouldn't worry too much. If shit gets bad, your flight will either be cancelled or super delayed and you can decide what to do at that point.

[starlily]

We live inland and get sustained high winds for 2-4 weeks every year that are comparable to the forecasted wind speeds for this storm. So we're just bringing in our outdoor furniture pillows, and stocking up on bottles water because our stash is depleted.

[jewel]

I’m in n. Ca and am worried about high winds coming through. It’s still dry and 95+ every day, so the fire risk is significant.

I’m also flying in and out of SD on Monday. I don’t anticipate an issue with flying through the weather, but there’s a possibility of flight issues catching up from tomorrow and Sunday. SW is offering free changes, so maybe people with flexible travel will shift around a bit.

[puppyluv]

I am in coastal San Diego. We are not seriously worried about this. Its going to rain here. We’ll move thing off the balcony because of the winds but It will be similar to the rain we get over the winter. It is unusual for the summer but the rain fall prediction is not that unusual for our area. The desserts are going to get hit MUCH harder than we will and have significant flooding. Those are the areas of concern.

We have had a tour booked for a while at the zoo on Sunday. We are still planning on going unless they cancel on us.

[gretchenindisguise]

Our rainfall amounts seem to have been downgraded by an inch overnight. Only 1.5-2 inches vs 3 inches.

We brought all if the cushions inside. Found flashlights and are charging powebanks just in case we lose power.

I am way less worried today than I was yesterday.

[krystee]

I am flying to Vegas tomorrow morning for work and wondering how that will be affected. No word from the airline, hotel or work recommending changes yet.

[spinnaker5]

Aug 19, 2023 21:41:10 GMT -5 krystee said:

I am flying to Vegas tomorrow morning for work and wondering how that will be affected. No word from the airline, hotel or work recommending changes yet.

I am supposed to fly out from LAX tomorrow for a client meeting Monday. Had a 3:30pm Sunday flight; this morning I figured I’d get ahead of things and moved it back to 10am; got a text about an hour ago from the airline saying the flight was cancelled (and they did nothing to rebook, wtf United); so I went online and did it myself and now I’m on a flight scheduled to leave an hour after my original one. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Odds are I will probably be videoing in but at least I can say I made an effort to get there.

[sandandsea]

FIL is in the hospital in LaJolla and not doing well. He’s been battling leukemia for a few months and keeps needing blood and medical interventions. So they admitted him Thursday and will keep him there at least until Tuesday. MIL is staying at the hospital with him. We got a call this morning that he isn’t doing well so Dh is flying down now. I stayed home with the kids because hospital plus hurricane seems way more manageable for DH with them home and safe. I’m praying he makes it to the hospital safely and that his dad turns a corner for the better. It seems like an unreal situation to me and I’m worried and sad and feel helpless now. We will take all thoughts and prayers you can send.

[formerlyak]

sandandsea sending good vibes your way.

[nsl]

Thinking of you and your family, sandandsea!

[gretchenindisguise]

sandandsea - many good thoughts to you and your family. I hope his travel is easy.

[1confused1]

Keeping positive thoughts sandandsea

[sadlebred]

sandandsea I am keeping your whole family in my thoughts.

[sandandsea]

Thank you. Dh has landed and made it safely to the hospital and is with MIL and FIL. I was able to book a hotel for him too so I think they’re all set. Now just hoping FIL starts to improve. But at least DH made it.

[nancybotwin]

How is everyone?? Did anyone else feel the earthquake today? The streets around us are flooded but we are doing fine. Some friends lost power but thank goodness we are fine so far…

[starlily]

Aug 20, 2023 22:40:21 GMT -5 nancybotwin said:

How is everyone?? Did anyone else feel the earthquake today? The streets around us are flooded but we are doing fine. Some friends lost power but thank goodness we are fine so far…

So far, it's not any worse where I'm at than the atmospheric river events we had this past winter. Our schools are still open tomorrow, but all the neighboring ones have decided to close.

[gretchenindisguise]

We are good, we haven’t really gone outside, but I haven’t heard of much destruction locally. Rained all day, sometimes fairly heavily. Got windy for a bit around 5-5:30. School is still on, much to children’s chagrin.

[sakoro]

It’s been a day of steady rain but no flooding. There has been almost no wind, very different from the tropical storm I went through in the East Coast years ago. I was most worried about trees and branches collapsing and flying around but nada. Couldn’t feel the earthquake down here near the border.

[quesyrah]

I’m in San Gabriel Valley and it rained off and on all day but no worse than a typical winter rainy day. Didn’t feel the earthquake

[ellipses84]

I think we are through the worst of it in SD. My kids’ first day of school was cancelled because it’s a huge district and they want to make sure there’s no damage at any site before welcoming students. There lots of schools very close to the coast. We live on top of a huge hill and it normally gets very windy, but we just had steady rain all day that was heavier in the evening. Although there were record wind speeds recorded, it wasn’t that windy for us. Roads at the bottom of the hill flooded but that happens anytime we have heavy rain. There was a rockslide of a huge boulder onto I-8 at the county border. It’s good they told people to stay home and not drive.

[quesyrah]

It rained all night here (San Gabriel Valley) but no winds. I think the worst of it is probably over. None of my local districts have canceled school, but they also might not be in session yet.

[agnes]

It was a nothing burger for us, thankfully. In my area it was just a mild storm. I think the last storm we had was more eventful with hail, wind, and flooding

[sdlaura]

Our specific area (North San Diego County coastal) was pretty unscathed. We have a leaky kitchen window/some drywall around it to fix, but if we go back to normal weather and don't get anymore rain till November, we'll have some time to fix it. A lot of stuff was cancelled yesterday, but DD still had a sports practice at an indoor facility. I went for a run around the neighborhood this morning and there are some leaves and small branches down, but I didn't see any storm damage. I would have been annoyed if our schools were closed today like some of the neighboring districts are - but then I'm sure there are areas that got a worse storm than we did. Having grown up and lived on the East coast until I was 25, the storm that my specific area got was not that unusual. Just unusual for here.

[carriebear822]

We are in the San Gabriel Valley also and it rained all night (FB said that it was around 4"), but yesterday we did have a little bit of wind. It wasn't enough to knock over anything off our patio.