# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/101 "2023-08-21T17:02:46Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > By the way, 4 kills in 2 days. These guys… You must be so proud. We had steady rain just about all day yesterday, and it was still raining when I went to bed. But it was never very hard rain, and there’s no flooding of significance in my area. We’re right on the coast, and they predicted we’d get about an inch to an inch and a half, and that’s what we got. A couple of flickers, but no power outages either. ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/102 "2023-08-21T17:29:52Z")
In the South Bay, we got a bit more rain. It started raining hard at about 11 AM and kept raining on and off through the early morning hours this morning. Winds weren’t too bad, probably not even 20 mph. There was a 10-15 minute power outage at my place in the early AM. ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/103 "2023-08-21T17:35:18Z")
East of Sacramento - a light rain early this morning. Nice and breezy and cooler than expected, but very humid. Clouds are supposed to clear out later today and we’ll be back to clear and hot by Wednesday. I will take hot and dry over relatively cooler and humid, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/104 "2023-08-21T18:40:20Z")
Anyone know how Irvine is doing? My son lives there and calling his phone gets a “not available” message. Are there power outages there? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/105 "2023-08-21T18:45:17Z")
Irvine got **[a bit over 1-1/2" of rain](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/rainfall-totals-in-southern-california-from-tropical-storm-hilary/)** and some wind. Based on extrapolating from my San Diego/Orange County peeps … should have just been a not-all-that-noteworthy bad weather day there. But I’ll defer to anybody closer, of course. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/106 "2023-08-21T18:46:38Z")
Thanks @DavidNRockies - he just got in touch and said weather there is fine. In fact he is a bit disappointed as he was hoping for some more exciting weather (without any damage/harm, of course). ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/107 "2023-08-21T19:09:31Z")
I’m about 10 miles south of Irvine and if I had to choose one word to describe it would be “boring”. Lots of rain all day long but nothing that approached dangerous. A few saplings got knocked over and a few traffic lights are out but other than that, this area was pretty much unaffected. ---
**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 21, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/108 "2023-08-21T19:09:57Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > In fact he is a bit disappointed as he was hoping for some more exciting weather (without any damage/harm, of course). - There is no such thing as _good_ exciting weather. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/109 "2023-08-21T19:16:19Z")
> [@RadioWave](#): > > I’m about 10 miles south of Irvine and if I had to choose one word to describe it would be “boring”. And you ain’t just talking about their weather 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/110 "2023-08-21T19:36:46Z")
We locally had a LOT of rain. some locals had their backyard flooded due to clogged drains. The local road, the freeway bypass, was flooded out in a few sections. Lots of morons driving too fast and going out of control on the freeway. IMHO SoCal drivers are actually pretty good, but we dont know how to drive in the rain or the snow (which is rare down here except in the mountains) . Mind you I am only comparing OK, TX, GA, AZ, NM, NV, and a few others. Being bored, I counted, and I got 12 trucks and one car flooded out on roads on the news (most of which were not local to me, afaik), where they showed high water on some roads. I guess truck drivers figure they can make it? Some areas had mudslides, of course. It could have been worse. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/111 "2023-08-21T19:45:04Z")
the pictures of the los angeles river are insane! the river looks like a rapid class vi +. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/112 "2023-08-21T19:49:52Z")
I know! I commented yesterday, that, hey, the Los Angeles River is actually a river today! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/113 "2023-08-21T19:50:59Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Lots of morons driving too fast and going out of control on the freeway. IMHO SoCal drivers are actually pretty good, I drove from the Central Coast to Ontario and back yesterday for a total of 500 miles yesterday. Less than half the traffic I would expect on a Sunday, so most people just stayed home. When the rain got heavy, everybody slowed down to 50 or 55. I only saw two or three accidents being cleared. Even Orange County drivers (the worst, IMO) were driving responsibly. No rain north of Gaviota when I passed through at 6pm. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/114 "2023-08-21T23:09:19Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I will take hot and dry over relatively cooler and humid, thanks! When the weather isn’t _too_ hot, the temperature usually drops enough at night that I can turn off the AC, open a few windows, and run my whole house fan, and thus minimize my AC use. But last night even though it was only in the mid-80s during the day, it stayed warm enough overnight that the whole house fan was mostly useless. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725/115 "2023-08-21T23:53:12Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > When the weather isn’t _too_ hot, the temperature usually drops enough at night that I can turn off the AC, open a few windows, and run my whole house fan, and thus minimize my AC use. Yeah, that works here too, on almost all nites. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725.md?page=5)