“This is over and above. This is new for us. I don’t know, it’s pretty darn scary if you ask me,” says an Orange County weather watcher.
Residents of Orange County’s Silverado and Modjeska canyons have seen it all.
Just this week, she brought emergency and local elected officials to come prep her neighbors for trouble in the canyons.“We’re definitely used to Santa Ana winds around 40 to 60 miles per hour,” she said after just finishing up another email update to canyon area residents.On Friday, Aug. 18, Hurricane Hilary was gathering strength over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, expected to hit Baja California between Saturday and Sunday.
The mountainous areas of the Cleveland National Forest surrounding Silverado and Modjeska canyons alone could see between five to six inches of rain.
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