OK, they got those too.
Yeah, Hurricane Hilary is due to strike southern California in the next 24 hours or so.
It is currently a Category 2 storm, down from a Cat 4, but it's still gonna get ugly, even as it diminishes below hurricane strength, particularly around Palm Springs, where they expect to see more rain in a day than they normally get in a year:
By the time the weakened Hurricane Hilary hits Southern California, it will have turned into a massive tropical storm that will likely cover the entire region, from the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles County to the Colorado River.
Currently, the area blanketed by Hilary with at least tropical storm-force winds — meaning at least sustained winds of 39 mph — is about the size of Arizona.
So the impact of Hilary could be far and wide. Forecasters are warning of “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding,” with the potential for flash flooding highest in the deserts.
Death Valley and Morongo Basin are expected see significant flooding.
The last hurricane to hit California was in the 1930s.
I know that climate ain't weather, but I gotta figure that anthropogenic climate change is intimately involved with this event.
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