Even though skies have cleared here in the greater #PalmSprings area, Interstate 10 is closed in both directions due to flooding, and will be all day.

This photo, looking west, was posted by the #NewYorkTimes about 10 this morning. That high-rise in the distance is the Agua Caliente Casino, just a few blocks from our house.

#Hilary
#RanchoMirage

Update from our home in Rancho Mirage. We're fine, we are on high ground. The wind arrived with a new rainstorm about 10 minutes ago

Power has been flickering a little. It's 4:38 pm on Sunday afternoon. The rainfall total for the last 24 hours is 2.08 inches (a normal YEAR in the desert is about 4 inches of rain).

#RanchoMirage
#PalmSprings
#CoachellaValley

Picking back up on the Palm Springs / Coachella FD scanner...

Water rescue (didn't catch location).

Seeking portable pumps for Eisenhower location (not sure if this is residential or commercial flooding).

Call for a roof leak.

Water rescue call on Washington St. (I believe this is a different call than the one listed above.)

#CAwx #Hilary #PalmSprings

Palm Springs / Coachella FD scanner:

Call: White vehicle in raging water. (I believe location is Landau Blvd & Ramone Rd.)

I-15 interchange traffic backup: Going to be impacting the neighborhood here shortly, as well.

Large number of drivers going around barricades (which is slowing emergency response to calls).

#CAwx #Hilary #PalmSprings

Palm Springs / Coachella FD scanner:

Call for car in water up to its doors. Parties in the vehicle. Caller was in a residence near the car.

Call for power line coming into weather head (?) of house and sparking. "The cable is burning through."

Palm Springs / Coachella FD trying to secure an aircraft to do (an apparent water) rescue at Box Canyon. Nearby jurisdictions don't have an aircraft free.

#CAwx #Hilary #PalmSprings

Palm Springs / Coachella FD scanner: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/30620

Smoke investigation call.

Another call: Car stuck in water. A Jeep driver is trying to push the car out. [Unclear to me whether this driver still needs assistance.]

#CAwx #Hilary #PalmSprings

Palm Springs / Coachella FD scanner: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/30620

Call for power pole sparking. Pole isn't down, just sparking.

[A little hard to follow as there's a fair amount of scanner traffic, some mundane, some more serious.]

#CAwx #Hilary #PalmSprings

Palm Springs CA mayor being interviewed on The Weather Channel: We're worried about people going around the barricades. Please stay home.

#TWC #PalmSprings #CAwx #Hilary

Reed Timmer, PhD posted 12:14 PM ET· Aug 20, 2023

Thank goodness the Cox convoy has arrived in Palm Springs to save the day ahead of Tropical Storm #Hilary
@accuweather

[Me: Kudos to Cox. 👍]

#PalmSprings #CAwx

This is a view from Ben, a YouTuber in the #desert:

#PalmSprings

https://youtu.be/eKRfTQxuuw0

@Free_Press I was in #PalmSprings a few years back for a flash flood. More than their annual rain fell in 30 minutes. It wasn't great. Good luck.

Wow, they're predicting 4 inches of rain for Death Valley and Palm Springs:
Hurricane Hilary's path has evolved. Here's when and where the storm will hit California https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather-forecast/article/hurricane-hilary-storm-california-18302752.php #hilary #california #palmsprings #deathvalley #hurricane #tropicalstorm #southerncalifornia @sfchronicle

This photo was about 30 minutes ago, as the first signs of #Hillary approach the desert where we live

Now we see lightning to the southeast over Joshua Tree, rapidly building winds, and a few wind-driven raindrops hitting the windows.

#RanchoMirage
#PalmSprings

The calm before the storm. With Hurricane Hillary approaching Baja California and Alta California (us), the Coachella Valley desert is expecting 3 inches of rain this weekend. 7-10 inches predicted for the San Jacinto Mountains in the distance to the west.

Most of the time the great dry wash that runs through the valley has no water at all. By Sunday I expect it will be full bank-to-bank.

#RanchoMirage
#PalmSprings

There were some summer storms in the desert this afternoon. We get dramatic skies at sunset.

#RanchoMirage
#PalmSprings
#California

Gloaming over the mountains tonight.

#RanchoMirage
#PalmSprings
#California

Summer monsoonal moisture from Baja California and the Gulf of California produced a pretty cloudscape in the desert before sunset. Taken from our back yard.

#RanchoMirage
#PalmSprings
#MountSanJacinto
#sunset

YIKES! #DeathValley could approach 130° F as heat intensifies over #Southwest

Temperatures in the scorching hot Southwest are expected to climb higher in the coming days. Locations including #Phoenix and #LasVegas could each flirt with all-time record highs.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, July 12, 2023

"The already scorching hot Southwest is expected to get hotter later this week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The dangerously hot weather will raise the risk of #wildfires and potentially challenge all-time record highs in some cities.

"'A number of locations over the Southwest will challenge daily record highs this weekend.' AccuWeather Meteorologist Haley Taylor said.

"Due to the long-duration #HeatWave, excessive heat warnings were in effect across the Desert Southwest, including in cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas and #PalmSprings, #California. "

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/death-valley-could-approach-130-f-as-heat-intensifies-over-southwest/1557277

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #HeatWaves

#ExtremeHeat in #Southwest could send temps toward 120 in #Phoenix

Temperatures already well into the triple digits across the Southwest are forecast to rise even higher as a heat dome intensifies over the region. An excessive heat warning is in effect for the Phoenix area.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, Published Jul 5, 2023

"A new surge of heat in the southwestern United States will push temperatures to higher levels than experienced so far this summer and perhaps within a few degrees of all-time record levels in some locations. The extreme heat will pose dangers even for long-term residents who are used to extremely hot summers. And as the brush continues to dry out in the sweltering heat, the risk of wildfires will grow.

"AccuWeather #meteorologists are particularly concerned about the intensity and duration of the heat in the coming days and weeks. They also note that temperatures will remain quite high during the nighttime hours.

"Temperatures in many cities could approach all-time highs.

"#LasVegas has hit its all-time record high of 117 five times over the years, with the most recent occurrence being on July 10, 2021. Temperatures are likely to reach the mid-110s on multiple days this week and potentially could add another day to the all-time list. So far this summer, Sin City has maxed out at 112 on July 3 but did not have its first triple-digit temperature of the summer until June 30, which set a record for consecutive days in which high temperatures remained 100.

"#SaltLakeCity is another location that will experience multiple days with highs of 100 or greater thanks to the searing heat on the way. #Utah's capital city hit 101 on July 3, which was its high mark for the year so far. However, temperatures may top this mark on one or more occasions from Sunday to Wednesday. The all-time record high for Salt Lake City of 107 was set on July 17, 2022.

"#PalmSprings, #California, has had temperatures in the low 120s multiple times over the years, with the all-time high of 125 set on July 28, 1995. The desert city did not hit the 120-degree mark last year but did so each month in June, July and August of 2021. On Thursday, a high of 119 F is forecast for the city."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/extreme-heat-in-southwest-could-send-temps-toward-120-in-phoenix/1553593

#ExtremeTemperatures #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe

119 degrees in palm springs? ! #palmsprings #heatwave