SoCal DUers' Hilary Check In

[Scottie Mom]

Last edited Sun Aug 20, 2023, 12:08 PM - Edit history (1)

Where are you and how is Hilary treating you?

I'm between Torrance and San Pedro in LA County. Cleared off all of the wicker furniture and pillows on the porch, took in front door decor and brought in anything light, secured the trash cans. Took down my Scottish Terrier house flag and the flag pole.

No winds...yet...rain, just sprinkling right now.


EDIT FOR UPDATE:

Tropical Storm Warning: Affected Areas: LAX, Long Beach, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Torrance...WIND WARNING


https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8799945,-118.2974041,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!21m1!1s%2Fg%2F11l1dhzl_q?hl=en&entry=ttu

[Marthe48]

1. TY for this post

I've got friends and relatives in the area. Stay safe!

[Scottie Mom]

2. You are welcome. Hope they stay safe and dry. EOM

[Marthe48]

10. Downgraded to Cat 1 or T.S.

It'll still be damaging, but not as horrific. I hope. Watch out for flash floods!

[malaise]

12. It was always going to be a TS for SoCal

The problem here was always going to be water and flooding will be a major problem in some parts.

[Marthe48]

14. I heard radio news it was a Cat 4

maybe becoming Cat 5. After all these years, I should take the early forecasts with a grain of salt, I'm glad it isn't.

[malaise]

15. It was a major hurricane but the longer forecasts predicted weakening before SoCal

and that was always good news.
Most of th headlines were deceptive. These days we have clickbait media

[Marthe48]

17. Yep, agree with that

I think I heard news early Friday, then early Sat. and actually worked away from my laptop

[Magoo48]

50. South Orange County, near Laguna Beach checking in...

Expecting increasingly heavy rain this afternoon and this evening. Off and on light to moderate now. Our problems usually center around street, creek and stream flooding, as well as beach erosion. Our winter storms can be pretty intense, so it will be interesting to see how we handle heavy weather from the Southwest as opposed to the northwest. peace.

[malaise]

53. Stay safe

The good news is that you will have none of those Florida gators showing up un your backyard 😀.
This must be a once in a lifetime experience for most of you.

[Magoo48]

54. Thank you.

I probably won’t see another one of these, but I do believe that warmer sea water later into the falls will mean today’s situation will be repeated with more frequency.

No gators here, that’s for sure.

Being a dedicated surf and beach rat all my life (75) years, I have personally witnessed the continual rise of the mean high tide over a lifetime.

Don’t Look Up.

[stevil]

3. Palm Springs here

No rain yesterday. Definitely rain right now. Light winds, about 78 degrees, getting ready for a spanking. Everything off the patio because we expect heavy winds. If it rains all day this town stops cold, especially on a
Sunday.

[Scottie Mom]

4. I love Palm Springs...one of my most favorite places ever!

The wind scares me. I brought in all I could and tied down what I could not take inside.

[wiggs]

5. South OC. light, warm rain so far. Concerned about my wood fence and my

rickety plant house if very windy. Might prop up the fence if there's a break in rain, but forecast for heavy wind has diminished so that's good. Lots of rain will be OK.

have pizza dough, tomato sauce, ciambella cake, and a book to work on.

[Scottie Mom]

7. Made meatballs and spagetti sauce yesterday.

Have the fixings for a meatloaf. Figured if the power went off, can eat cold meatloaf sandwiches.

Yesterday the grocery stores were a mad-house where I am -- like when the pandemic was hard pressing us. I figured that early on Saturday, it would not be that bad, but it was really crowded.

Humid as all heck here. Rain is still light and it is a warm rain.

[Solly Mack]

6. Hoping for the best for everyone! Louisiana here. I know how bad it can get.

Stay safe!

[Scottie Mom]

8. Thanks for the well wishes!

Much appreciated.

[Beatlelvr]

9. Sprinkling in Pasadena

Just waiting. Market produce shelves were half empty yesterday, got a couple bags of ice. This is a fast moving storm so at least it will be over quickly. We'll see what aftermath will be.

[Scottie Mom]

11. My street always floods.

I am hoping the water does not get up into my yard and that my avocado tree is uprooted due the the water and the wind. It's a beauty and I would hate to lose it.

Looking outside right now...just a light sprinkling of rain.

[malaise]

16. Stay safe

[Scottie Mom]

20. Thanks, Malaise.

The Scottie and I are inside and away from windows. She has a goodly supply of dog treats and toys. The meatloaf for Sunday lunch is in the oven and the Scottie is waiting for her share!

[malaise]

24. LOL

Clearly you are well prepared😀

[Scottie Mom]

25. Just hoping for no really strong winds.

Have to keep the Scottie inside...she is not happy...so the meatloaf is a bribe.

[haele]

13. San Diego South Central checking in.

From a hillside trailer park. Our carport has scattered pooling about 1/4" and the street drainage channel is half full. No damage or even change to any of the grandkids play set in the bit of dirt we call a yard. We're in a break, so I sent them out to secure their small stuff.
Winds were a bit heavy in gusts, but nothing out of normal for a winter storm.

On edit - landfall is expected mid afternoon today. We'll see how it goes then.

Haele

[Scottie Mom]

18. Thanks for the post.

Landfall...that is a scary term.

I live in a mobile home park also. I am worried about some of my elderly neighbors -- like my mid-70s, I'm not elderly!

My one neighbor just remodeled her home and has lovely things on her front porch and new sun shades. I do not see that any of this has been put away. I hope she gets through this without too much damage.

Rain is still fairly light here, but increasing. I am between Torrance and San Pedro, South LA County.

[Cha]

61. Stay Safe haele.. Never thought

this kind of Natural Disaster would happen in the Southern California Area!

[haele]

72. Looks like it's going east of us. Should be okay. Nevada will get hit much worse.

We've only gotten 4.5 mm of rain since midnight.

Flash floods are the most dangerous San Diego will face.

Thanks for the good wishes; I'm forwarding them to northerly and easterly neighbors who are going to get hot harder than we will.

Haele

[Cha]

75. You're so Welcome, haele.. I used

to live all over San Diego for 15 years and part of my heart is still there. My daughter was born in La Jolla, CA.

Mahalo for passing them on.

[Brainfodder]

19. Live Hotel cam at beach in San Diego here.

https://hoteldel.com/live-webcam/]

Doesn't embed here but left as clickable, has 2 cameras and daily time lapse.

Good luck from ME in Vegas.

Totally white sky and some drizzle is all here at the moment.

[Scottie Mom]

21. Thanks, tuning in.

I understand that landfall in San Diego is later today -- like mid-afternoon.

[Fla Dem]

28. Thanks for the link to the time lapse. Glad Hilary's been downgraded to a "2",

Still a lot of concern for possible severe flooding, but not so much extensive wind damage.

Stay safe all.

[mgardener]

22. Stay safe!

[Scottie Mom]

23. Thank you!

[appleannie1]

26. Stay safe Pub.

Fill bottles with drinking water, stock plenty of batteries for your flashlights etc. as well. Better to prepare and not need them than to lose power and not have them. And keep your cell phone charged and if you have the little battery storage gizmo make sure it is fully charged as well.

[Scottie Mom]

29. Hi, Annie...trying to figure out how to keep my hearing aids charged.

If worse gets to worse, I will try a hospital or urgent care.

[appleannie1]

31. If there is flooding, you might not be able to go to one.

My daughter bought me a portable charger for in my car. I can use it to inflate a low tire or charge the car battery. It has an outlet to plug in an electric light cord etc. It is usually in my trunk but I bring it into the house if we are expecting storms. Living in a rural area, power failures occur almost every year. It might be wise to get one. I not only could use it to recharge my hearing aids, I also have a smart watch that my kids got me for Mother's day after I had fallen on the deck. It can automatically call an ambulance and give them my GPS location if I ever trip over something again. So having a little charger is a really good thing for me. I love being able to answer my wrist and not have to get up to find my cell phone.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

27. Whomp, there it is - beginning to really rain in San Diego coastal. nt

[Scottie Mom]

30. Torrance - San Pedro area -- rain is picking up. No wind problems.

Thanks for the SD report.

Stay safe, warm and dry.

[flying_wahini]

32. Hurricanes frequently lose speed when they hit land but this one will hit open water again and

Pick up just before it lands.

Hoping it is just a 1 or 2 and that it moves on quickly.

When I was in Hurricane Ike it dropped to a 2 when it hit the Bay Area and was still 2 when it hit my place. The problem with IKE is that it was 275 miles across and it slowed down and stayed all day over us.

[Scottie Mom]

39. OMG -- that is a scary -- 275 miles across.

"Heavy storms" for here starting at about noon until 2:00 PDT.

[Upthevibe]

33. Scottie Mom........

I'm glad you're okay. Please keep us updated.

I'm in Dallas working for the summer (I've become a permanent substitute teacher and there's no work for teachers in California during this time) but I live in North Redondo Beach.

On Friday, I group texted my friends letting them know the best ways in which to prepare. I was born and raised in Corpus Christi, TX so I've been through several hurricanes.

I'm glad the hurricane's been downgraded.

[Scottie Mom]

43. Thank you!

[chowder66]

34. Hollywood Hills; light rain and muggy!!!

[Backseat Driver]

35. LOL, those crazy meteorologist El-Ninos just can't get enough attention.

I guess it's been awhile since they had to flip their forecasts. Ya'll stay safe; it's always good to practice prepping...Goodness, the deserts will bloom and they're taking the Venetian's gondolas outside to the strip...for a rowing contest...Place your sports bets now!...Maybe it's just getting started???

Meanwhile, my daughter's friends, life-long S. Californians, must have had a premonition, a really bad dream, no less. They up and moved from every-day lovely blue water and sunshine, Ocean City, CA, to someplace in southern Louisiana a month or so ago. Really??? Hotsy-totsy, the weather WAS just too boring there, so ,Katrina, here we come??? When the thrill wears off, they're going to be sooooo miserable.

Hope everyone will be safe and well, just the same! We got surprised by Ike's winds here in the Great Lakes once, so you never know...

[CaptainTruth]

36. Thinking about you here in Florida.

If you get high winds I imagine downed trees might be a hazard.

Stay safe!!!

[LoisB]

37. Gardena (South Bay between Inglewood and Torrance); light rain right now, no wind.

[Scottie Mom]

42. Rain picking up here -- Torrance/San Pedro area.

The MS Edge weather report is saying "heavy storm" noon to 2:00 pm my area.

Weird how this storm is hit Riverside before it started raining here.

[LoisB]

47. Stay safe.

[plcdude]

38. Be safe

And wishing you all good fortune from sweltering Oklahoma here.

[multigraincracker]

40. Have a plan.

Then remember what Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

[we can do it]

41. Good luck everyone- from your east coast friend👋🏼

[Scottie Mom]

44. Thank you!

[bsiebs]

45. Manhattan Beach here.... Not much so far...

Just a little drizzle.. it is supposed to get worse in a few hours.. most of it seems to have missed us and is tracking more to the east..

[deurbano]

46. My daughter is in Irvine (recently graduated from UC Irvine) in OC, and is in the process

of moving to housing at USC (in LA) for occupational therapy grad school. Needless to say, she's putting that on hold for the moment, and I have been offering her all kind of preparedness advice from up here in SF! Meanwhile, my older daughter is at the CA Dem Party Executive Board meeting (she was recently elected chair of the Disability Caucus) in Visalia-- which is in the southern part of the Central Valley--and they are adjourning at 10 am today, instead of noon, because of the storm. (Which I don't exactly get, since the SoCal people would then be driving into the storm? I think they can also stay an extra night at the hotel if needed, though.)

Hope you (in the storm's path) are all able to stay safe!

[Scottie Mom]

51. First, congrats on two great daughters!

Second, it's kinda eerie here right now...rain just lightened up and there is no wind. Weather station says my area is gonna get hit hard starting at noon today and (hopefully) ending at 2:00 p.m. today.

[deurbano]

94. Thank you so much! I'm very proud of them. (And my son, too, in case he ever reads this!)

I'm glad the impact in your area (and my younger daughter's) was not as great as feared, but better to be prepared! I don't know if you saw this, but schools in Milwaukee (where the debate was) were cancelled again because of heat, even as those con artists on stage were denying climate change. After THIS summer! (And this WINTER in South America.) And as we've seen, these unprecedented events can become devastating very quickly, so I appreciate the caution and preparedness that preceded this event. (I mean, media will hype, but better for government and communities to err on the side of over-preparation than to be under-prepared... and perhaps the warnings to stay off the road prevented some disasters.)

[Scottie Mom]

95. I took apart my entire front porch -- and Hilary really never materialized here.

The hype on TV had me scared to death that my house would be blown away. Took photos of my avocado tree...as a remembrance in case Hilary got it.

I was prepared...and I am betting if I had not prepared, we would have really been hit hard. Yes, either over prepared or under prepared.

Climate change is real...it's not just a maybe...we are watching it happen.

[The Blue Flower]

48. Grew up in central FL, experienced in hurricanes

If you're in the path of the storm, remember to fill a bathtub with water before it hits. You'll need it if you lose service.

[Scottie Mom]

52. I hope I don't have to do that!

But good advice...thank you...

[Marcuse]

49. Nt

[majdrfrtim]

55. Los Feliz (Los Angeles); 1001 hours PDT

Thanks, Scottie Mom!

One mile directly south (on the map) of the Griffith Observatory, we’re having a delightful, gentle drizzle & negligible wind. Sky is non-uniformly overcast at the moment, with dappled bright patches among the darker (but not-yet-ominous) cloud cover.

The gentle rain might help the parched earth in these parts soak up more of the deluge we’ve been warned is headed our way.

We’ve battened down the hatches hoping we’ll not have needed to do so.

Blessings upon one and all — especially those in the way of a severe weather juggernaut!

[Scottie Mom]

58. About the same right now where I am -- between Torrance and San Pedro

However, no patches of sun. Rain is now getting a bit heavier. I am hoping this storm moves through and does not hit highly populated areas of the Southwest U.S. I hear reports that Las Vegas is getting hit pretty hard. Going to try and text some friends who live there.

Best to you and your family, majdrfrtim...

[The Unmitigated Gall]

56. San Pedro...not too bad so far.

Sure it’ll change, though. Rigged up a plywood ramp to deflect the water that likes to waterfall down on my balcony from a sagging rain gutter. Other than that I’m set with canned food, stored water, candles, lanterns, everything charged up. Treating this as a dry run for an earthquake. As the garage is below street level, I’ll be keeping an eye on the sump pump when it gets bad. If it goes I’ll have to put my car up on the street somewhere. It’s a 24 year-old Jag I took over since my dad died; id rather not have her in 4 feet of water!

[Scottie Mom]

57. Hi, I'm just north of you.

Rain kind of stopped about 20 mins ago and it starting back up for the last few minutes.

So far, no wind. That is what worries me the most -- I really do not want to look up and see the sky instead of a ceiling!

I would take good care of a Jag like that. Hope she stays high and dry in the garage.

From what I read on the weather station, we are suppose to start getting the worst of it in at around noon today and continuing to 2:00 p.m. Have not really looked at what is up for tomorrow.

I did grocery shopping yesterday and stocked up. Have candles and bottled water. Phone is charged and so are my hearing aids. Not wearing them until I have to.

Listening to MSNBC on tune-in and they are giving reports on Hilary fairly often.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

65. Nice to meet you!

Yes, blue sky straight up is not a good thing! I’ve been worried our electrical grid might not hold up to super-heavy rain and maybe a boil water order too.
I’ve been keeping a food supply since Covid. Standing in front of all those empty shelves I swore id never get caught flat-footed again!
Mrs. Kensington (the jag) is tucked away and so far the sump is working fine; it’s a big area to fill if it goes, so I’ll have time.

Best to you and everyone else!

[Scottie Mom]

68. OMG...you name your cars! So do I! Nice to meet you, too!

The names I use are not as elegant as your Jag, but they work for me.

Yes, the empty shelves. Yesterday, I got giant packages of paper products -- and it's only me and the Scottie in the house. Made sure I had cans of all my "go to" staples, bottled water, batteries and, of course, cookies and White Cheddar Cheese Cheez-its.

It's still a steady rain here and I, too, am worried about the loss of electricity. I only have a cell phone for communications and my hearing aids (which I need to be able to hear on the cell phone) have an electrical recharge stand.

Regards to Mrs. Kensington and may she continue to be high and dry!

[The Unmitigated Gall]

70. Mrs. K appreciates the hello!

And sends greetings.
Also, you should look into getting a power bank. Basically, a big battery that can charge your gadgets. I have a 30,000 mAh which would charge my phone at least 5-6 times, but I see they are now selling 50,000 to 70,000 mAh power banks as well. You just charge it up and set it aside for times like this. Good for iPads, ear buds, pretty much anything you run off a usb cord.
Seem to run around $30-100 on Azamon. There’s also a Best Buy on PCH in Torrance I’m sure would have them!

[Scottie Mom]

73. Very interesting on the charger.

Will look on Amazon...they seem to deliver to my hours on a daily basis as is! Good advice because my hearing aids are rechargible.

To Mrs. K:

[tenderfoot]

59. It's raining steadily in Los Angeles

Thankfully, not windy... yet.

[Raine]

66. Steady rain but thankfully no wind. nt

[ripcord]

60. Phelan California

We are in the high desert and pretty much in the path of Hillary. It started raining about 4am and we have had 4" of rain. The roads are getting bad, we are on a dirt road and it is deteriorating, we are on the downslope between the mountains and El Mirage (formerly) dry lake bed. It is going to be a wild day but at least the winds aren't bad yet.

[Scottie Mom]

62. Please take care and keep us alerted about how you are doing.

Sounds like you are in the thick of it.

Did not start raining here until about sunrise -- I'm between Torrance and San Pedro. Rain is picking up now, but same as you -- no wind to speak of ... as of yet.

Sending protection vibrations your way...along with a hug.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

63. Woodland Hills

Steady rain.

[Scottie Mom]

64. Thanks for checking in.

About the same here, but it did lighten up and then started in again. I would not call it heavy rain, but I understand that is coming for my area.

[wiggs]

67. Great to see how many Duers to north, south, and east of me! According to

Wundermap, we're going to get heavy rain between 1:30 and 3:00

[Scottie Mom]

69. I looked at the map earlier today and got 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm for the heavy rain storm.

It's coming this afternoon and so far today, me have only seen the introduction to Hilary.

It is great seeing how many of us are in the same area. Love the Left Coast!

Just looked at the MSN weather site again. Update -- "heavy rain" due at 1:28 p.m. So the forecast has changed from when I looked earlier to day. Seems to show a lot of peaks of heavy rain all afternoon -- up to about 4:00 p.m. where I am.

[LAS14]

71. Kick! nt

[Sympthsical]

74. Bay Area is in the eye of a smokicane!

Thought this was interesting. Clouds from the storm coming up with smoke from fires coming down.

The weather has been crazy still here all morning. Not a breath of air movement while overcast. Really unusual for summer. I was just up in the hills a bit ago, and you can see a wall of cloud moving in from the east. Just a solid wall. It's ominous looking. We're not supposed to get any rain. However, wouldn't be too thrilled if lightning were on the menu.

Link to tweet

[Iggo]

76. 1:30-ish pm; Whittier (about 20 miles outside the center of downtown Los Angeles)

So far, it’s just a medium rainy day. Intermittent, light to somewhere between medium and heavy rain most of the morning. Warm and muggy, so for the most part it’s rain where you can stand out there and say, “Ah, this feels good!”

That should change over the next hour or so. Thunderstorms are coming, and the wind hasn’t picked up yet, the rain is still falling straight down, and like I said, lightly enough to enjoy for a few minutes. It’s coming, though…lol.

[Scottie Mom]

79. It's like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

At least no strong winds at this time.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

77. Stay safe and be careful

[Scottie Mom]

78. Torrance - San Pedro area:

Raining at a pretty good clip right now. No wind.

[Johonny]

83. Yup, southbay seeing a good share right now

Hoping those winter leaks are fixed

[kpete]

80. San Diego Coastal

Lots of rain, some wind. We have been hearing about power outages nearby.
mr pete and I are cooking, baking and reading.
So far friends and family are good.

Don't forget to take care of pets.

peace,
kp

[Scottie Mom]

81. Thanks for the SB update, kpete.

Heavy to moderate rain in the Torrance - San Pedo area. No wind...so far.

Thanks for the reminder about pets.

[haele]

82. Was watching the San Diego Webcam. site on YouTube.

They're flipping between the various cameras in the San Diego Bay - ...One of them shows a round restaurant by Spanish Landing where it's obvious an outdoor wedding buffet is still set up and in use under the restaurant awning; I'm watching the poor waiter move between the buffet area and back into the restaurant to serve the guests.

Looks like everyone is treating this like the occasional inconvenient storm we have in the winter.

Hydroplaning is a problem on our freeways right now, though.

Haele

[Hekate]

84. EARTHQUAKE. Only 5.1, out of Ojai, but we keep getting aftershocks. The thrills never end.

[Scottie Mom]

85. I'm in the Torrance - San Pedro area and I sure felt it.

One hit, not a shaker or a roller.

At first I thought it was my Scottie hitting the back of my chair because she wanted something. Looked over and she was sound asleep on her pillow on the floor. Then I saw an earthquake alert pop up on my phone.

What the heck next????

[Iggo]

86. 5.1 is a pretty decent sized punch in the mouth.

[Iggo]

87. And the wind has arrived here in the LA County suburbs.

Been raining pretty much non stop since lunch time. I was hoping the wind would arrive earlier, instead of just before dark. This might be a long night.

[Scottie Mom]

88. Yes, just as it as it was getting dark, there came the wind.

More worried about the strong winds than the rain.

[wiggs]

89. super windy a couple hours ago...now calm, with steady rain. Tomorrow looking less intense nt

[Bluesaph]

90. 91709 chino hills

Our pool is overflowing but the trees haven’t fallen and we are all safe over here. Everyone is at home so that’s a plus.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

91. it rained for about 10 hours straight.. then got a little windy, now wind and rain have ceased

[EndlessWire]

92. Nothing happened

South Riverside county, 17 miles inland. Light, gentle rain, no wind. Really, this was a lot less than the average winter rain we've had. The wind was imperceptible, so much so that it was like being in a movie where they show being in the eye of a hurricane, except there wasn't one. Very still. I could have had a plastic dome over me. Will check the tree tomorrow.

I am hoping that everybody else has escaped the worst. Nothing wrong with urging people to prep and avoid trouble. We were all ready! The worst part was the humidity. I feel tough now, LOL! Gonna watch some tsunami movies, and thank goodness for no trouble.

[Raine]

93. So over dramatized by the media, the storm never lived up to all the hype at least not so far

for which I'm glad. Still I wish the media wouldn't blow these kind of things all out of proportion.