# Hurricane Hilary on path toward Southern California **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725 "2023-08-17T14:54:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/1 "2023-08-17T14:54:13Z")
> **[Hurricane Hilary on path toward Southern California](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-hilary-2023-path-storm-california-forecast/)** > > The storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the state after hitting Mexico. Apparently the eighth named storm of the year is named Hilary. I hadn’t been aware that hurricanes were a thing in California. The question I really have though is what affect will this have on the presidential election? Hard to lock up a hurricane 😉 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/2 "2023-08-17T15:02:28Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > Hard to lock up a hurricane 😉 [![](https://images.schoolspecialty.com/images/059238_ecommfullsize.jpg) ](https://images.schoolspecialty.com/images/059238_ecommfullsize.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/3 "2023-08-17T15:05:04Z")
[https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/weather/tropical-storm-hilary-thursday/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/weather/tropical-storm-hilary-thursday/index.html) > Hilary is expected to weaken significantly before it reaches Southern California and parts of the Southwest, but could potentially bring significant impacts to these areas in the form of heavy rain and flooding. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/4 "2023-08-17T15:07:18Z")
They really, really should have saved that name for a hurricane aimed at Palm Beach in Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/5 "2023-08-17T15:19:35Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > I hadn’t been aware that hurricanes were a thing in California. Yeah, this atypical; California typically gets tropical storms or remnants. [According to Stefanie Sullivan of the National Weather Service, this could be the first to hit CA since 1939.](https://vrnewstv.com/typhoon-hilary-is-anticipated-to-convey-rain-to-california-this-weekend/) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/6 "2023-08-17T15:20:49Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > They really, really should have saved that name for a hurricane aimed at Palm Beach in Florida. In case you’re not aware: Pacific storms and Atlantic storms have different lists of names. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/7 "2023-08-17T15:22:23Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > In case you’re not aware: Pacific storms and Atlantic storms have different lists of names. I wasn’t…I figured all storms names got pulled from one list. Still, a guy can dream. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/8 "2023-08-17T15:25:06Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > They really, really should have saved that name for a hurricane aimed at Palm Beach in Florida. Wrong coast. > **[2023 Atlantic hurricane outlook and list of names](https://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names/)** > ### Here are the hurricane names for 2023 > > **Atlantic hurricane names** (season runs from June 1 to November 30) are: Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harold, Idalia, Jose, Katia, Lee, Margot, Nigel, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince and Whitney. > > Eastern North Pacific hurricane names (season runs from May 15 to November 30) are: Adrian, Beatriz, Calvin, Dora, Eugene, Fernanda, Greg, Hilary, Irwin, Jova, Kenneth, Lidia, Max, Norma, Otis, Pilar, Ramon, Selma, Todd, Veronica, Wiley, Xina, York and Zelda. > > If you’re interested, you can view those names, and names for upcoming years, at the U.S. National Hurricane Center. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/9 "2023-08-17T15:32:32Z")
> **[sharpie\_150247\_5day\_cone\_no\_line\_and\_wind.png](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OdW9o6lOYeMcpYqAbX09e7P_Pcn18aKE/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. I’m not sure if this is going to work. How do you embed an image from google drive in a board post? But I can dream too. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/10 "2023-08-17T15:56:47Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > I hadn’t been aware that hurricanes were a thing in California. They’re not. At least recently. The cold upwelling of the California Current usually knocks storms like this down, but with the current warm ocean water in the eastern Pacific, it looks like it’s possible now. Wildfires in Hawaii and hurricane remnants hitting California - who woulda thunk? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/11 "2023-08-17T16:03:03Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Still, a guy can dream. They’re on a 6 year rotation unless the name gets retired/replaced, e.g. Andrew, Hugo, Ike, Katrina, etc. Unfortunately, Hilary isn’t on the Atlantic list, so it won’t happen unless they change the system. On that side of the world, we had Hurricane Don a few weeks ago but it was a fish storm and didn’t impact land. But if you want to see potential upcoming names and the 6 year rotation for both Atlantic and Pacific storms, here’s the NOAA/National Hurricane Center site: [https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml) Also, here’s a shameless plug for the Eyewall. It’s a site run by Eric Berger who started up a no-hype, no nonsense Houston area weather site (Space City Weather) which led to a similarly styled spinoff Hurricane news site: > **[The Eyewall](https://theeyewall.com/)** > > Seeing you through the storm ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/12 "2023-08-17T16:25:10Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Wildfires in Hawaii and hurricane remnants hitting California - who woulda thunk? I’m looking at the local forecast for the South Bay and they are showing rain (starting Sunday, but I can believe it might actually show up earlier), but no real increase in winds (in fact, slightly lower wind speeds on Sun/Mon). So probably not exactly a hurricane hitting the west coast as implied by the headline in the OP’s link. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/13 "2023-08-17T16:31:29Z")
The forecasting has it as a hurricane when it makes landfall, but that’s projected to be in Baja. By the time it reaches California, the winds shouldn’t be that bad. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/14 "2023-08-17T16:31:32Z")
Agree. But, a day of steady rain in CA in August? ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/15 "2023-08-17T16:44:17Z")
Yeah, it’s been a funny month. We’ve already had rain in the early morning this week. And it’s been incredibly humid in the morning the past couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/16 "2023-08-17T16:54:17Z")
This might mean a double hatch for ca. quail! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/17 "2023-08-17T16:57:10Z")
I am concerned with the risk of dry storms. Lightening with no rain caused havoc along the coast range a couple years ago. If it’s gonna rain, let it rain - there is no try! ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/18 "2023-08-17T18:46:55Z")
Getting my house knocked down by Gert, Nigel, or Irwin would feel like adding insult to injury. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/19 "2023-08-17T20:18:50Z")
They are predicting rain in central Arizona. I’m really hoping they are right. > **[Hurricane Hilary forecast to reach Arizona; 'significant' rainfall possible](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-weather/2023/08/17/arizona-likely-to-see-heavy-rainfall-from-tropical-storm-hilary/70611393007/)** > > Hurricane Hilary, forming off the coast of Mexico, could impact Arizona and Southern California this weekend, meteorologists said. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/20 "2023-08-17T20:49:42Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Yeah, this atypical; California typically gets tropical storms or remnants. [According to Stefanie Sullivan of the National Weather Service, this could be the first to hit CA since 1939.](https://vrnewstv.com/typhoon-hilary-is-anticipated-to-convey-rain-to-california-this-weekend/) So now in addition to Earthquakes and wildfires we have hurricanes. Florida’s got nothing on us. BTW, the syntax of that article is really strange. Could it be AI generated text? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725.md?page=2)