Tropical Storm Hilary Destruction Palm Springs 08/21/2023

Filmed the day after Tropical Storm Hilary in several places across the Coachella Valley.

[@ahmedelsaid9556]

wow , couldnt imagine the valley suffered like that , but thank you , very talented video captured

[@tracynation2820]

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

[@KNEEDEEP760]

Thank you so much for documenting this.

[@davidtate166]

Do we think the Coachella valley needs better flood control.could it be built cost yes ?

[@davidtate166]

A lot of work ahead.people with recovery better.👍

[@DesertUrbexer]

Beautifully shot.. It was quite a storm! Thank you!

[@svcoolchange3657]

The desert is so happy when this happens, everything comes to life.

[@anamendez9741]

Thank you for sharing ❤😊

[@jamiereid40]

Thanks for sharing

[@johnhastie5612]

Great video. It's crazy to think that some people were minimizing this and blaming the media for getting people all worked up "about nothing". Hopefully Karma didn't visit them!

[@kitbram2033]

Overblown this is not reality. It focuses on the washes which are designed for this and one neighborhood. Omg, no property damage, no lives lost. Get a grip

[@thecrazyadventurist5796]

@@kitbram2033 many of the cars were totaled so there was property lost as well as the damage to the houses. While it may not be a crazy amount of damage it still is.

[@dukefurst5741]

@@kitbram2033 You must not be familiar with the area. Towards the end of the video where heavy equipment was removing mud from between rows of trees is the rail line, which will impact the rest of the country with availability of goods.

[@fidelgarcia5683]

@@kitbram2033if you don’t live in Coachella valley you shouldn’t even comment. And if you do you probably don’t go out

[@SappySadLoveShit]

@@fidelgarcia5683 exactly this, im from here, believe me, its overblown. There was like 2 mins of footage of the wash, which is made for capturing the water. There is damage, obviously but this is a very dramatic video. I did love to see how beautiful the desert is tho, grateful every day to see it

[@JStevensdk7]

Great video. 👍👍

[@JParry-px7jo]

Looks like the golf course did a great job catching the water.

[@b_uppy]

Indeed. It's s a good thing.

[@JParry-px7jo]

Ive got that covered then, Palm Springs area has 100+ of them. So I’m set. And during a tropical storm it’s not a bad idea to live near one. But not here we have 3 of them close to me but they only became a river of rushing water. I take it they design them better in La Quinta. Hahaha

[@emilioperez1283]

Great footage

[@mikeloiselle1173]

A modern day example of a mud flood. Look how quickly for that much area to be covered in that amount of mud. Our human efforts can be completely covered in very short period of time.

[@duffer2307]

try living north in Desert Hot Springs we lost three major roads and had no medical for two days

[@Ray69Smith]

Looks like the golf course is going to be a big sand trap now !!🤔

[@b_uppy]

Of the water sticks around and infiltrates -it's a good thing.

[@cgage_01]

After the water and seeping is over with, they will just rebuild it again, Every winter when the rains come there are 4 areas that get closed off because water or sand is covering the roads. That's just how it is out here in the Desert

[@austinharding9734]

amazing to see north indian canyon like that, i remember a windstorm once buried it under a 6 foot high burm of sand, but nothing at this scale

[@timothytousseau331]

Fuckin beautiful, love mother nature!

[@wilfredofigueroa66]

Truly amazing aftermath. As awful as it looks now, wait for about two weeks to see the desert bloom like never before. People will be flocking to see the phalanx of flowers and Butterflies. God is good....

[@austinharding9734]

that's not gonna happen, all the seeds were washed away, the entire top 4 feet of sand an dirt were washed away, I live near here and this truly was, as was reported, a once in a lifetime event, a 100 year storm, the last one being in 1939

[@wilfredofigueroa66]

wow, that is so sad. Not even the Caterpillar invasion or the swarms of Butterflies? The five years I lived in Palm Springs were absolutely magical. The happiest years of my life. I believe in miracles and I will pray for the blooming of the desert.@@austinharding9734

[@Moondoggy1941]

If that is the main railroad tracks in the region that is a really big deal.

[@thecrazyadventurist5796]

They are the main tracks. I saw a train stacked full just waiting. Who knows how long it will take to clear.

[@cgage_01]

It's the main line that connects Arizona etc to the LA basin

[@Moondoggy1941]

@@cgage_01 OK thanks, then it is a really big deal then. Water and mud is one thing washing out the tracks in another.

[@cabcabs3278]

Absolutely nuts.

[@cgage_01]

Because of the wash and building in low lying areas, t his flooding occurred (esp. Cat, City) Water management has been poor in the Desert, however that said, we typically average 4-6" a year. This storm was not a normal event for us here in So. Cal espectially in our beloved desert communities. It averaged 5-6" in a 5 hour period, we will overcome.

[@drewwho4512]

I was vacationing in Palm Springs before, during, and after the storm and drove on North Indian Canyon Drive a day before the rains came. To now see it washed out and covered in four feet of mud in spots along with the damaged train tracks clearly shows this was not a minor event. Where I live flooding and mud would rarely result from the same amount of rain Palm Springs got. The desert adds a whole new dimension in terms of damage from heavy rains.

[@ClimateObserver]

Omg! This is shocking

[@unr74]

Pueblo Viejo in Indio get through it ok?

[@thecrazyadventurist5796]

I’m sure they did.

[@Candchancle]

& now We have Survived This .

[@donaldwarriner1640]

Guess who will be doing most of the cleaning La Quinta.

[@Woody615]

How much was able to be diverted into the recharge basins alonh Hwy 111 by the wind farms?

[@cgage_01]

I think they may have to do some dredging to clean them out. They were at capacity when the storm hit

[@austinharding9734]

thats too bad you couldnt get footage of the 10 freeway submerged under 3 feet of mud and water!

[@thecrazyadventurist5796]

I know!

[@hobamasucs]

Two More Days and it will all SOAK IN or EVAPORATE . Check out storms of Jan., Feb., March 1980 !

[@danielanderson204]

Great Drone footage sure wish there was more of other area's impacted in Coachella Valley.

[@thecrazyadventurist5796]

I unfortunately didn’t know about the other areas when I was out filming this.

[@jeremycalnan4180]

Ahh yes the mud floods of tartar

[@jeremycalnan4180]

Ohh come on now it's a challenging corse

[@jeremycalnan4180]

Yeah why did they put that berm on Indian anyweigh

[@juliebutler8241]

Wha5 about the Salton Sea? Did it rise??

[@thecrazyadventurist5796]

Hopefully. 🙏🏻

[@jeremycalnan4180]

Sad really

[@kitbram2033]

This is nothing. Golf courses sit lower and collect water by design.

[@lag9765]

Wetlands converted into golfing playgrounds for humans.... Not a smart move...

[@cgage_01]

Um, we don't have wetlands in the Desertm unless the comment was meant to be tongue in cheek

[@dragonslayer7610]

So humans have , yet again, built another city on an ancient flood plain. Who could have imagined?

[@alecjones7299]

I don’t like you’re sad music. Besides, that’s the most water that grass has gotten in sometime.

[@thecrazyadventurist5796]

Unfortunately I can only use royalty free music on KZbin so it was just about finding something free fast.

[@alecjones7299]

@@thecrazyadventurist5796 That is understandable. Thank you for your work.

[@CompassIIDX]

A little water and mud, no biggie. Music is a little extra.

[@suefrench8721]

Who is in charge of the earth's weather? I guess everybody is too busy tocare.

[@cgage_01]

GOD

[@kent266]

Really? OMG, how will they deal with those puddles? Bahahaha

[@donloney5575]

To bad it didn't put the whole state in the ocean!