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2023-08-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency, sheriff orders evacuations as Hurricane Hilary bears down on California: Panic buying as 42M brace for 'catastrophic flooding'

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-20 04:34|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 The gas line at Costco yesterday was ridiculous. I'm thinking: WTF? Where are you gonna drive to?

Posted by Frank G 2023-08-20 10:26|| 2023-08-20 10:26|| Front Page Top

#2 The Fates getting ready to power wash the LA sidewalks.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2023-08-20 11:25|| 2023-08-20 11:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Most of the LA stores should probably keep the plywood up until law and order is restored in a decade or so.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-20 11:37|| 2023-08-20 11:37|| Front Page Top

#4 My money is on fear pòrn. It is California, after all.

Whenever I see words such as "catastrophic", "epic", or "Biblical", then I put my money on b.s.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-08-20 11:40|| 2023-08-20 11:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Yawn. We live in South Carolina and are quite used to hurricanes. I've looked at the predictions for wind speeds and amount of rainfall. This is nothing.

Posted by Tom 2023-08-20 13:31|| 2023-08-20 13:31|| Front Page Top

#6 The 'weathertainment" complex has to build up every potential storm. Yet another of the "tropical disturbances" they have been avidly tracking is about to become a hurricane in the middle of the Atlantic - where it will affect no one but mariners who probably don't belong at sea.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-20 13:42|| 2023-08-20 13:42|| Front Page Top

#7 As of three hours ago, Hilary was downgraded to a Tropical Storm.

The worst flooding will be in low population areas east of the San Diego and LA metro areas. Also, the worst wind will be in those places. For example, Death Valley will likely get 3" of rain and that will form a long temporary lake and prevent travel in the National Monument area.

Posted by lord garth 2023-08-20 13:44|| 2023-08-20 13:44|| Front Page Top

#8 I think it was '81' when we had the Pineapple Express"....seven storms in week...makes this democratic hurricane episode look like childs play.

Posted by crazyhorse 2023-08-20 14:10|| 2023-08-20 14:10|| Front Page Top

#9 In the late 90’s during hurricane season in NC, there was one that the weather channel hyped so bad that more than 10 elderly had heart attacks and died. Then it turned back out to sea a missed everything.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-20 15:21|| 2023-08-20 15:21|| Front Page Top

#10 I have always found what people buy in these 'panics'. Ice Storm will knock out power so they buy an extra gallon of milk and other perishables that need to be refrigerated ...right. Some more saltines, peanut butter and canned tuna, long-term nonperishable items would seem far wiser and if the problem doesn't hit you can still eat them eventually!

Posted by magpie 2023-08-20 19:26|| 2023-08-20 19:26|| Front Page Top

#11 TS Hilary crossed into the USA a few hours ago. Moving north at a good speed now, 20-25mph

Posted by lord garth 2023-08-20 20:24|| 2023-08-20 20:24|| Front Page Top

#12 Now a 'minor' 5.1 equake.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-20 22:25|| 2023-08-20 22:25|| Front Page Top

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