Vanna White credits the late Bob Barker with her introduction into the world of game shows. The legendary “Wheel of Fortune” presenter took to Instagram over the weekend to honour Barker in the wake of his death at the age of 99.
17.08.2023 - 01:15 / deadline.com
In a rare occurrence, a former hurricane may hit Los Angeles this weekend with tropical storm-force winds (39-73 mph) and heavy rain. What is now Tropical Storm Hilary off the coast of Mainland Mexico is forecast to become a hurricane by 1 p.m. Thursday and a major hurricane (Cat 3 and above) by 1 a.m. Saturday. By 1 p.m. Sunday, Hilary is expected to become a lesser hurricane and then hit Southern California and potentially Los Angeles as a tropical storm.
See National Weather Service forecast chart below.
Only two full-blown tropical storms have hit the coast of California in recorded history: the Long Beach tropical storm that made landfall near San Pedro in 1939 and Hurricane Nora in 1997 after it was downgraded to a tropical storm. No tropical cyclone has ever made landfall in California at hurricane intensity in recorded history.
Two factors tend to keep Southern California safe from such storms: Colder sea surface temperatures, which take their fuel away, and upper-level steering winds in the eastern Pacific. This year’s El Niño event means ocean temperatures are much warmer than usual, with the water in Malibu registering 70 degrees today. Normally, 67 or 68 degrees is the warmest coastal ocean temperatures get in the summer in Los Angeles.
Still, hurricane tracks are tricky to predict, especially four days out. The most recent National Weather Service forecast for Hilary indicates, “There remains a very large spread in the ultimate track so this remains a very low confidence forecast in terms of the track as well as the impacts. However, having said that, virtually all the GEFS ensemble members show moderate to heavy rain amounts, especially south of Pt. Conception.”
That rainfall is currently pegged at a
Vanna White credits the late Bob Barker with her introduction into the world of game shows. The legendary “Wheel of Fortune” presenter took to Instagram over the weekend to honour Barker in the wake of his death at the age of 99.
Vanna White credits the late Bob Barker with her introduction into the world of game shows. The legendary presenter took to Instagram over the weekend to honor Barker in the wake of his death at the age of 99. Sharing an epic throwback photo of herself appearing on Barker's show,, White, 66, wrote on Instagram, «When I moved to LA in 1980, I was on and met Bob Barker.
Jeremy Allen White and Ashley Moore appear to be feeding into rumors that they’re one of Hollywood’s hot new couples.
Eiza González’s day wasn’t derailed because of a hurricane. The Mexican actress shared a video of herself getting tattooed at one of the best tattoo parlors in Los Angeles.Eiza González looks stunning in matching brown outfitMichelle Rodriguez and Eiza González display their basketball skills aboard a luxurious yachtGonzález shared a video of herself getting a new tattoo. She wore a tight blue top, some makeup and some jewelry.
Officials are still assessing damage in the resort city of Palm Springs, one of the hardest-hit areas that is still reeling from the power of Tropical Storm Hilary. Residents there, along with the rest of Southern California, are battling flooded roads, mudslides and downed trees.
Southern California was hit by Tropical Storm Hilary on Sunday which brought heavy rain to the west coast with some parts experiencing flooding.
Joe Biden is extending his support to California as the state experienced the weather conditions brought by Tropical Storm Hilary and an earthquake that hit LA residents on Sunday afternoon.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is sharing a message of support and solidarity amid the devastating wildfires in Maui and Southern California’s Hurricane Hilary.
Los Angeles Unified School District has announced school closures for Monday, August 21 following Tropical Storm Hilary.
Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson is sharing a message of support and solidarity amid the devastating wildfires in Maui and Southern California's Hurricane Hilary. Johnson took to Instagram to give his love and strength to the people of Hawaii as they work to rebuild Lahaina town amid the fires that left destruction on the Island of Maui and took over 100 lives.«This message goes out to our Hawaiian islands back home, our Hawaiian people.
Earthquakes aren’t exactly rare in southern California, but the most recent one wasn’t what anyone was expecting.
Hurricane Hilary has weakened into a Category 1 storm and is expected to be downgraded into a Tropical Storm by the time it hits the Los Angeles area later today.
Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for California as Hurricane Hilary approaches U.S. landfall.
Hurricane Hilary, once an ultra-dangerous category 4 storm, has been downgraded to a Category 2, and may diminish to a Category 1 by the time it arrives in Los Angeles.
Sophia Scorziello editor As Hurricane Hilary nears landfall in Los Angeles, weekend events from concerts to sports games are being postponed until further notice. The L.A. Galaxy vs.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large KABC-TV chief meteorologist Dallas Raines has been at ABC’s flagship Los Angeles station since 1984, so you’d think he’s seen everything he could ever see when it comes to Southern California weather. But Hurricane Hilary is a first, even for him, and he’s ready for it. “It’s really a crazy situation,” he tells Variety.
BreAnna Bell The Writers Guild of America has canceled its scheduled pickets in Los Angeles for Monday “in an abundance of caution” ahead of Hurricane Hilary’s expected arrival. The guild plans to resume pickets on Tuesday outside of Disney, NBC Universal, Radford and Warner Bros., Amazon, Fox, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and TV City. The category 4 tropical storm is expected to deliver harmful flooding to the southwestern U.S.
Refresh for latest: Hurricane Hilary is expected to weaken by the time it hits Southern California at the tail end of this weekend, but the National Weather Service on Friday issued a Tropical Storm Watch, the first ever in the region. Flash flooding and high winds possible across L.A., Ventura and even Santa Barbara counties as Hilary makes landfall near San Diego on Sunday, with the main impacts expected Sunday and Monday.
WGA and SAG-AFTRA pickets have been canceled in Los Angeles on Monday, August 21 due to Hurricane Hilary.
Hilary Duff is already being flooded… with jokes.The unique spelling of the hurricane — which increased to a Category 4 on Friday morning — means Duff is one of the rare «Hilarys» who shares her exact first name with the worrisome storm, a fact she lamented on her Instagram Story on Thursday.«I've gotten so many texts, it's like my birthday,» she wrote. «They couldn't have gone with two Ls?»It doesn't help, of course, that one of Duff's most popular singles, 2003's «Come Clean,» features the chorus, «Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams / Let it wash away my sanity / 'Cause I wanna feel the thunder, I wanna scream / Let the rain fall down, I'm coming clean.»Duff's husband, Matthew Koma, even got in on the joke, taking to TikTok to share a video of himself in the couple's kitchen.«Hey, so I've been living in the eye of Hurricane Hilary for a couple years now, and I just wanted to hop on here and show you guys what it's like,» he teased, as his wife fired back some Category 5 side-eye.Hurricane Hilary is expected to reduce in intensity by the time it makes landfall, however, it still could potentially be the first tropical storm to hit Southern California since September 1939 — in which a tropical storm hit Long Beach, causing dozens of fatalities.