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Hurricane Hillary is churning in the Pacific,
getting closer to San Diego.
The storm is already making his,
triggering Southern California's
first ever tropical storm.
Watch Good evening.
I'm Jesse Pagan in for Carlo Chicago.
I'm Marcella Lee.
This is the projected path right
here of the storm right now.
It is currently right here,
just off the coast of Cabo San Lucas.
And then its path is going to ld
right up toward us here in San Diego.
Hillary is expected to hit
us Sunday night as a tropical
storm bringing powerful winds,
several inches of rain and
the threat of severe flooding.
Tonight, we're working for you
in the South Bay and East Count,
gathering everything you need to
know before the storm arrives.
Before we get to our team of
reporters in the field tonight,
let's check in with Chief
Meteorologist Carlene Chavis for
the latest info on the storm.
Carlene. Yeah,
we are still monitoring Hillary,
Hillary and it is a major hurrie
as of right now just towards
the South of Baja Peninsula.
We are monitoring the system.
It is going to move closer towards us,
but our impacts are going to
be far from anything that's
associated with a major hurrica.
Closer look at the latest forect
cone when it comes to Hillary,
it is a category four.
It has maximum sustained wind ss
at about 130 mph That is actualy
coming down from what it was ear
today and that was with maximum
sustained wind speeds to 145 mp.
So it's starting to get into
that territory where as it
moves towards as the Northwest,
it's going to weaken a little bit more.
As mentioned,
we are talking about the impactr
us here locally because the fort
cone continues to show Hillary
moving over us as a tropical cyclone,
potentially as a tropical storm.
Those impacts are the reason why
National Hurricane Center for te
first time ever has issued a tropical
storm watch for Southern Califo.
Here is what you need to know.
The main concern with this is heavy rain.
A lot of that rain is going to e
in ahead of any tropical storm force,
winds that are expected to pick
up on Sunday afternoon and stick
around through Monday morning.
That window of opportunity,
as mentioned,
is Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.
We are talking about some strong
gusty winds and also the sustaid
wind speeds that will be fairly high.
We're going to break everythingn
when it comes to Hillary and tig
it out and also breakdown impacs
for each for Microclimate coming out,
coming up throughout our newsca.
So stay with us. Back to you.
Thank you, Carlene, for the
latest on Hurricane Hillary and
how you can prepare and make sue
to download our free CBS8 app.
You can also head to cbs8.com.
Just a couple hours ago,
Mayor Todd Gloria held a briefin
the preparations the city of San Diego
is taking ahead of Hurricane Hillary.
He says right now more than 50 people
are working to help people experiencing
homelessness find shelter for the storm.
San Diego Public Works plans to start closing
off roads once water levels start to rise.
The mayor says the city is takig
all the necessary steps to get ready,
but also wants people at home to
secure their own surroundings.
Make sure that water has a place to go.
Takes the time right now to stat
sweeping and picking up trash,
leaves, grass clippings and othr
debris that collect and storm ds
in your neighborhood and clear
the rain gutters on your home.
Gloria says the city has sandbags available
at 10 different recreation cents
throughout each City Council district.
Preparations are also underway in the
South Bay, as Carlene just showed us.
Right now that storm is burning
and churning southwest of Baja.
CBS8's Jenny Day is live
in Imperial Beach tonight,
where businesses aren't taking
chances and are boarding up Jen.
Yeah, no doubt about it.
This really feels like the calm
before the storm right now we he
sunny and blue skies in in IB,
but locals do know that
Hillary is coming again.
This little market right here
that's just steps away from the
sand is already boarded up.
San Diego, more like Miami toda,
preparing for a rare summer sto,
a hurricane off the coast of
possible historic proportions.
We're just getting sandbags
because last time I didn't havem
and I wish I did.
Imperial Beach is prone to floo.
Dottie Kuza owns a little boutie
hotel here and has seen it happ.
We have like chairs in the fron.
We just like fold
all those up, time down.
I'm personally going to stay
there in the office to make
sure that nothing happens. And
for those of you in the South B,
know that Imperial Beach City Hl
and the San Ysidro Community Activity
Center are providing sandbags for free.
The nearby Tijuana River is
also a concern for decades now.
It backs up from trash and sewa,
even after a small amount of ran
that's led to beach closures in IB for
more than a year now, we're expecting
anywhere between 1:00 to 2:00,
Let's call it two to three inches of rain.
That means that the river can flow up
to a billion gallons of water per day,
and all of that will be tainted
with toxic sewage.
So we could see impacts going ue
coast all the way up to Point L.
Our neighbors across the border
are also in Hillary's path,
the governor of Baja California
warning residents to only leave
their homes if necessary.
She added that safety is
the most important thing.
Hurricane Hillary is currently
packing 130 mile per hour Wind
gusts should weaken to a tropicl
storm by the time she gets to u,
marking only the second
time in San Diego history.
Stay indoors, hunker down,
don't drive if you don't need t.
I also spoke with an engineering professor
at SDSU5 Plans how you want to evacuate.
He says the rainfall could surpass our yearly
historical average in just a few days,
and our infrastructure is simply
not equipped to handle that.
So prepare for mud slides and washed out.
Roads might see trees broken.
You might see damages to the vehicles,
to the building,
to the infrastructure.
Yeah, so the good news is that
we do have time to prepare.
So bring in that patio furnitur,
turn off those sprinklers,
trim any troublesome trees.
You may also want to get your candles
ready should the power go out.
Obviously. Canned food,
extra batteries, a full tank of,
all will be helpful
heading into this weekend.
We're live tonight in Imperial Beach.
Jenny Day, CBS8
All good ideas Thank you Jenny.
Sandbags. It could also be essel
this weekend to keep flooding at Bay.
Right now, the county and Cal Fe
are offering free sandbags for people
living in unincorporated areas.
These sandbags are available
at many fire stations,
including the one in Bonita.
There's also Summit Fallbrook, Ramona.
Here's a look at the list of locations
that are handing out sandbags.
You're asked to bring your own shovel so
that you can fill those bags with sand.
Some of the locations are only offering
the bags, so you have to go somewhere
else to fill that with sand or .
We have put the full list
of locations on our website,
justvisitcbs8.com and click
on the help button.
Throughout the day, CBS8 has
been checking in with different
organizations across the county on how
they're getting ready for the s.
Scripps Health tells us they're
preparing at their hospitals.
Crews are busy inspecting
and clearing their drains.
Roofs are being inspected to
make sure they are secure,
all vehicles are being filled wh
gas and loose items around hospl
buildings are also being secured. San
Diego International Airport is no exception.
Workers there are tying down
equipment on the airfield and ae
construction site for Terminal .
Airlines are starting to cancel flights too.
So heads up, if you got a flight
this weekend and into Monday,
keep an eye on delays and cancellations
and get in touch with your airl.
As the storm approaches this weekend,
the winds are expected to shift
direction and blow east to West.
Strong winds and heavy rain are expected,
especially in the east county C.
David Gotts Gottfertson spent the day in
Potrero, where crews are preparing for
flooding in the recently burned Fire Zone.
The Cal Fire crew has already done the
hard work at the fire station in Potrero,
filling up sandbags and offering
them to the community for free
pickup in anticipation of heavyn
in the East county this weekend.
Flooding could happen in the Coe
fire burn zone where more than
400 acres were torched yesterda.
We do expect quite a bit of rai.
We are fully staffed.
We are staffing our swift Water
Rescue teams for this event,
so we will have that extra
staffing available.
The fire crews are still putting
out hot spots on the fire lines,
making sure it doesn't spark up again.
The wind direction is expected o
shift over for the weekend as the storm
comes in and blow strong from te
east towards the ocean for the burn zone.
Now we're expecting that wind s,
so we're focusing on perimeter control
right now and making sure all te
hot spots are out around the ho.
We do expect that wind shift th,
so we've buttoned up the West se
anticipation of those strong east winds.
Eventually heavy rain will move,
reducing the fire risk.
San Diego Gas and Electric saysy
have no plans at this point to t
off the power due to high winds.
No,
we do not anticipate any public
safety power shut offs for this.
Regardless of the high winds,
you know we do expect moisture with this.
So we're in a good spot as of right now,
but we're continuing to monitor
it and if anything changes,
the situation changes,
we'll make sure our customers are aware.
More likely scenario is unplanned power
outages from falling trees hitting the lines.
It's a good idea if you have ono
make sure your generator is fild
up in case the power goes out.
If you see a downed power line,
always assume that it is energi.
Do not touch it. Stay away from.
Call 911 and call us DG&amp.
The best advice is to keep an en
the storm track in the forecast because
the movement can change as the storm moves.
N If you need free sandbags,
we've posted a list of locations where you
can pick them up at cbs8.com in Potrero,
David Gottfertsen,
CBS8.
Thanks David.
And we have the very latest nums
from the Coyote fire in Potrero.
According to the latest update,
it has grown to more than 460 acres and
Cal Fire last reported it is 10% contained.
The fire started yesterday
afternoon off Coyote Holler Rd.
So far there have been no reporf
injuries, no reports of homes burned,
so that is great news.
Fire crews successful there.
About 80 homes were evacuated,
several roads are closed and all
schools in the Mountain Empire
Union School District were
closed today for safety reasons.
Animals and livestock were taken
to the county animal shelter
in Bonita as fire crews work
to get that fire extinguished.
Still ahead tonight on
CBS a News Live at six.
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