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Tropical Storm Hilary pounds So Cal amid wildfires and 5.1 earthquake: Gavin Newsom refers to ancient curse that translates to “May you live in interesting times”

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Important Takeaways:

  • California officials respond to Tropical Storm Hilary, an Ojai quake and wildfires
  • California received a one-two punch from Mother Nature as Tropical Storm Hilary unleashed torrential record rains and flooding across Southern California, and an earthquake struck near Ojai — all during what has historically been the state’s wildfire season. The wild weekend prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to head south, declaring a storm state of emergency even before crews began struggling to respond across a wide swath of the state.
  • The storm is the “wettest tropical cyclone in state history” according to Newsom’s office, and the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. The National Weather Service issued what it termed “life threatening” flash flood and tornado warnings, the Navy pulled its ships out of San Diego’s harbor, Death Valley National Park shut down, and public schools in Los Angeles and San Diego announced they would close today, with plans to resume classes tomorrow.
    • Newsom: “There’s an old ancient curse that loosely is translated to, ‘May you live in interesting times.’ It’s certainly interesting times — tornadoes, lightning strikes, I’ve got CalFire worried about wildfires…. I walked out of the Office of Emergency Services in San Bernardino, check my phone and learned about an earthquake.”

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Tropical Storm Hilary, which could reach hurricane status, to bring rain, winds to San Diego

Important Takeaways:

  • Tropical Storm Hilary is expected to upgrade to a major hurricane as soon as Thursday as it tracks north along the coast of Baja California, Mexico.
  • By the time it reaches the shore — near northern Baja or, less likely, near San Diego County as soon as Monday — wind speeds are expected to die back down to tropical storm levels from 39 to 73 miles per hour.
  • The NWS National Hurricane Center is tracking the trajectory of the storm but advises that the current cone accounts for uncertainty and is an estimate of possibilities; the tropical storm could switch direction or wind speeds in the days to come.

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