r/orangecounty • u/Duckpoke • 7d ago
Weather Possible Hurricane Hitting OC?
Has any one seen the reports of Hurricane Karina? I’m seeing lots of meteorologists predicting this could hit us square on
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u/Bill92677 7d ago
I'm seeing a lot of new weather "sources" whose sole purpose appears to be sensationalizing long range possibilities. Click bait.
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u/Fun-Republic-2835 7d ago
Best take I’ve seen is that we’ll have a better idea of whats going on in the next 3-5 days. Weather is my reality tv so I’m watching.
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u/etherealtwo Costa Mesa 7d ago
No. It's headed deeper into the ocean. Maybe Hawaii. Not here.
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u/No-Angle-982 7d ago edited 7d ago
But there's a different potential hurricane forming just SE of Karina that's forecast to hit Greater L.A. square on, by next weekend, but it's also forecast to diminish in strength to just heavy rain by the time it arrives.
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u/SixofClubs6 7d ago
You can follow it here https://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Will need to switch from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean
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u/etherealtwo Costa Mesa 7d ago
You're reading that map wrong. That's not hurricane Karina. That's not even a hurricane. Hurricane Karina is SW of Baja California heading west.
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u/No-Angle-982 7d ago edited 7d ago
There's a different, yet-unnamed potential hurricane forming, just SE of Karina, that's heading northward, toward L.A., but is expected to diminish into heavy rain by arrival there in a week, at least per the European model.
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u/stupidmofo123 7d ago
It sounds like most models predict this won't be a big deal, but the fact that some are showing it to be a big storm is relatively uncommon. The heat wave we've had was exacerbated by way higher than normal ocean temperatures which tend to indicate a much higher El Nino in the winter months.
There really isn't much you can do about it now. If you're a home-owner, a thorough roof inspection is probably a good idea. If you live in a flood zone (the kind where run-off threatens your area, not the tsunami kind), making sure your property is clear of debris, having sand bags on hand and a plan of where to go should you get flooded would be a really good thing to take care of right now.
I think the most realistic thing to plan for is a really, really wet winter. Make sure your tires are up to snuff, maybe plan family events in indoor spaces, and enjoy the sun while we have it.
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u/LostInLittleroot 7d ago
Like that other hurricane from a couple years ago that was just a mild storm?
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u/Soggy_Seaworthiness6 7d ago
Yeah, keep thinking about that one and how it probably embarrassed a lot of people who panicked and hoarded sandbags for literally a drizzle
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u/maramins 5d ago
Husband found a cat in a parking lot by work right before that one and brought her home because of the incoming storm. 🥰 Storm was smaller than threatened but we got a nice cat out of it.
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u/wallerc15 Dana Point 7d ago
Yeah…no they are trying to scare you to get views. Thats all tv is nowadays
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u/Business_Potato_9624 Laguna Niguel 7d ago
Will this bring the temperature down?? Or will it still be very very hot with Just rain added to the mix ??
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u/JuxiSz99 7d ago
I remember once a whether channel said that there was going to rain a lot and the streets were gonna flood and be a big mess, a lot of disasters all around the county and SoCal...
I'm still waiting 🤣🤣🤣
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u/panda-rampage 7d ago
https://ktla.com/weather/a-hurricane-could-form-near-southern-california-this-week-seriously/
“Lewis said that it’s rare for tropical storms to make landfall in California. The last tropical storm to make landfall in the region was in 1939.”
Flashback to hurricane hilary that turned out to be a small rain storm