Posted on 08/21/2023 8:05:53 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Panic-stricken Californians raced to escape mudslides and climbed trees to safety from dangerous floodwaters as historic Tropical Storm Hilary barreled through the region, leaving scenes of devastation in its wake.
The Golden State’s first tropical storm in 84 years, Hilary drenched some areas with more than half an average year’s worth of rain, creating dangerous driving conditions that caused multiple vehicles to spin out of control, and in some cases, even crash.
Harrowing video shot on northbound 5 Freeway in Castaic, Los Angeles County, shows multiple vehicles fishtailing and hydroplaning on a flooded road, as reported by KTLA.
A white van is seen spinning out of control and nearly wrecking on the slick blacktop.
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All that money we’ve spent on Climate Change and our people are having to climb trees.
they had plenty of warning....just get out of town....geez...
now every storm is historic...even though its happened befpre.
Californians are apparently unaware of the physics of hydroplaning.
I’m waiting for Gavin Newsom to raise taxes, promote climate initiatives and equity while flying a rainbow flag.
He’ll fix it. Just believe in Newsom, the great white hope.
How many people actually climbed trees? 2? 3? Cars “fishtailed” and some “even crashed”? Yeah? How many?
Ever seen the first few days of snow in the east as people drive like idiots each begin ing of winter beczuse they forgot that you have to slow down and leave plenty of room to stop when driving in snow?
Crashes all up and down the eastern states! Noone freaks out by claiming that cli ate change is the reason! Nope, they blame the driver for NOT SLOWING DOWN like they should have!
Seriously? They had plenty of warning! Morons.
Geez
People in San Francisco hope some flash flooding cleans the poop off of sidewalks.
Gov. Gruesome and his fellow Dem elite thugs/mediots want billion$ in disaster relief money again to prop up their failing economy.
Their Covid $’ from Biden/DC/CDC/FDA/??? are running dry.
If it isn’t a drought, then it is wildfires, and now a storm that the commenters are saying isn’t a big deal and an earthquake no one got off the couch for.
California wants to use all of their electoral votes to force their ideology on America.,
Let them take care of their own problems!
Oh, I see. The WEATHER caused their vehicles to spin out of control. Okay then. Friggin’ urinalists....
It is not as if they were not told. Did they think that somehow Californians were above bad weather?
No most drive way to fast for conditions and act like the retards they are
THE GREAT FRAUD
THEN-—THE EPA will fine them for contaminating the BAY.
Happened before
Great, now cars will fishtail on poop in streets.
It's not our first tropical storm in 84 years. We were hit by Katherine in 1963 and Kathleen in 1976. Both brought significant amounts of rain.
The one 84 years ago was a hurricane, although just barely a Category 1.
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