Flights grounded as tropical storm batters SoCal


Flights grounded as tropical storm batters SoCal

Wednesday, 21 Aug, 2023 0

Tropical Storm Hilary has started drenching Southern California with travel disruption across the West coast.

Flash flood warnings are in effect for parts of Los Angeles County.

It includes downtown LA.

Southwest Airlines canceled 715 flights from Sunday through early Monday, while Frontier canceled 71 flights at Ontario International Airport.

Southwest is offering fee waiver flexible rebooking.

Flights in and out of Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego, Orange County, Long Beach, Palm Springs have been impacted.

LAX advised passengers to check with their airlines before leaving for the airport with multiple flights delayed or cancelled.

Fire department officials warned the public to heed evacuation orders and stay off the roads.

Some areas are citing the risk of life-threatening storm surge.

Areas at most risk of flash floods include Pasadena, North Hollywood, Santa Clarita and Beverly Hills.

It also impacted trans-California flights with dozens of cancellations at San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.

“The City of Los Angeles is responding to flooding, downed trees, and wires as well as other calls for service,” LA emergency officials said.

“Zero deaths have been reported.”

To compound this further, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck in Ventura County.

No major damage was reported.



 


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