Imperial Beach among the first San Diego County communities to feel the brunt of tropical storm Hilary.
The National Weather Service said it also helped that the storm moved through the region pretty quickly.
But when the front edge of the tropical disturbance first touched the county just after 2 p.m., the rain got heavy and the wind picked up near the spirit of Imperial Beach statue. That is where Palm Avenue meets the Ocean.“When I first started to hear about it I thought people were going a little bit crazy, for maybe something that might not be too crazy,” said Mari Sala of Lemon Grove. “I hadn’t really heard of a hurricane coming around San Diego, especially in San Diego.
Marcos Vasquez was visiting from Huntington Park, California. He was walking along the beach completely drenched with shoes in hand. Water wasn’t only falling from the sky in Imperial Beach — it was also coming out of the ground. City crews have installed pumps to help clear standing water off nearby roads. At one point the stormwater pumps created a geyser on the beach more than six feet high.Two people walking on rocks at Imperial Beach near Palm Avenue just before Tropical storm Hilary hits on Aug. 20, 2023He was happy to trade dry clothes for a peek at the unusual.
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