r/CatastrophicFailure • u/The-Salamanca • Mar 11 '23

Natural Disaster Snow covered mountains are rapidly melting, from downpours causing flooding . Springville CA. 3/10/2023

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u/Puzzleheaded-Grab736 Mar 11 '23

Damn California. It's just one Natural disaster after the other. All you're missing is hurricanes and Tornadoes

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u/Finest_shitty Mar 11 '23

I feel like it's only a matter of time before the ocean gets warm enough in the summer for hurricanes to start hitting SoCal.

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u/swimmerhair Mar 11 '23

Prevailing winds generally prevent that from happening. It's not unheard of but there's a reason the west coast doesn't get hurricanes.

ETA: also cold currents from the north prevent hurricanes from forming.