Posted on 08/20/2023 1:38:30 AM PDT by Morgana
Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as California braces for Hurricane Hilary to hit today.
Residents in the south of the state have been given evacuation orders ahead of the historic storm making landfall around 1pm.
The governor's office has tried to reassure them extensive preparations are underway, including the deploying of 'more than 7,500 boots on the ground'.
But panic buying has set in and some supermarket shelves in San Diego and Los Angeles were stripped bare of essentials such as water and tinned food.
The tropical storm, the first set to make landfall in California since 1939, could impact more than 42million people.
'California continues to mobilize ahead of Hurricane Hilary's projected landfall in Southern California.
'People are urged to take all necessary precautions today' the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement on Saturday evening.
'Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for much of Southern California to support Hurricane Hilary response and recovery efforts as the state continues mobilizing and coordinating resources ahead of the storm's forecasted impacts starting today.
'At the Governor's direction, there are currently more than 7,500 boots on the ground deployed to help local communities protect Californians from the impacts of Hurricane Hilary,' it read.
The state has prepared water rescue teams, California National Guard personnel and flood fighting equipment ahead of Hilary's arrival, officials said.
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1. No forest fires this year
2. The mess from the homeless will be cleaned up.
Did I miss anything?
You FReepers and Fearless Leader In California stay safe.
3. Reservoirs refilled.
4. Rio Grande will be harder to cross for a while.
Hurricane is rapidly weakening as it heads north into cooler waters, but climate alarmists are still hopeful of some loss of life.
About 2 AM in Vegas, we’ve had a steady rain, on the light/moderate side for about 8 hours steady. We NEVER get steady rain of any kind for that long here. No wind at all. Just a steady pleasant rain and 66 degrees, which is amazingly cool for this time of year. One would almost think of this as pleasant weather.
There are no hurricane dangers in California as far as I recall. This sounds like a setup for something else.
Isn't everyone allotted $950 for permissible theft? Could be considered reparations.
In Phoenix, right now we got nuttin, a very slight whisper of wind, thin cloud cover.
42 million prepare for flooding?...the whole state is gonna be flooded??...lol..idiots
What’s orange and sleeps four?.. a state work truck. That’s about how much help gruesome’s ‘boots on the ground’ will be. Better to ask sean penn /s
Surfs Up!
Just wait DeSantis will be comparing Newsome’s
response to how well Florida always handles
yearly hurricanes.
I expect if the storm doesn’t fade there to
be lots of wreckage and flooding.
How is the water from this storm going to reach the Rio Grande?
Prediction - the minute the rain stops they will be claiming we are in a drought and must conserve water while at the same time draining the reservoirs.
He’ll blame it on climate change.
The south Pacific volcanic eruption sent trillions of gallons of water vapor into the air. The water cycle works and so does gravity.
The south Pacific volcanic eruption sent trillions of gallons of water vapor into the air. The water cycle works and so does gravity.
It won’t be a Maui, where they told Senile he’s not wanted. Lock and Load.
FIRST TIME EVER, CLIMATE CHANGE! just god washing the streets
I have a picture in my mind of cowering libtards that are about to get a couple of slow moving storms.
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