Hurricane Hilary

DART arrived in California last week where we connected with SoCal VOAD, the Salvation Army and Riverside County EMD to discuss the damage. We conducted in-person assessments of the Panoram neighborhood, which had about 40 damaged homes, and attempted to assess residences in Cathedral City. Our focus encompassed vital locations, including Thousand Pines, Thermal neighborhoods, and Canyon Mobile Home Park.

After a thorough review and discussions with local partners, we identified that we will not be moving forward with response work.

After causing historic levels of rainfall in Southern California, Hilary moved across the Western United States, impacting several states in the region. All Hands and Hearts is deploying a small team to the affected areas to assess the needs and determine how we can best support those impacted by the storm.

Hurricane Hilary weakened into a tropical storm before making landfall on Sunday, August 20, at the border of Mexico and Southern California. Hilary brought record-breaking rainfall, significant flooding and strong winds. Certain areas of California have already seen over half their average annual rainfall in just a matter of hours. Although Hilary has been downgraded to a post-tropical storm, experts continue to emphasize its threat to the region.

All Hands and Hearts will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available

Hurricane Hilary has formed over the Pacific and is expected to land this Sunday near southwest California or northwest Mexico. Hilary has already passed near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, at a Category 4 Hurricane with 145 mph winds, and forecasters don’t expect it to lose strength. The impending hurricane is anticipated to bring substantial rainfall and flooding to Arizona, California, and Nevada.

All Hands and Hearts is monitoring the movements of Hurricane Hilary closely and it’s potential impacts.