Locals and visitors face a forecast of 2 to 3 inches of rain per hour.
“We've had some pretty good thunderstorms in Palm Springs, and I've seen water run 12, 14 inches deep in downtown Palm Springs,” he said. “So if this is gonna be worse than that, it could be kind of something to see.”
Maria Shore and 13-year-old daughter Phoebe filled up sandbags outside of Palm Springs City Hall Saturday evening in preparation for the incoming tropical storm.“I'm afraid of the flooding, so hopefully we can block our doors and hopefully prevent that,” said Shore. “It's a little scary, you know, first time having hurricane-force winds and things like that in the desert. I'm not new to it from back East, but this is a little scary for the kids.
“I'm kind of … not excited, but it's something new,” Piña said. “Something that you don't see here, so I'm just kinda preparing, but also kind of just having a relaxed mind. I don't wanna get too overwhelmed and start overthinking, and then everything's just gonna go downhill.” ”If you have a dog, you have to take your dog and put it in a kennel,” she said. “We don't have kennels we're carrying around.”
Rafael Grava, Lalith Goli and Juliana Yonano visited Palm Springs from Los Angeles for a local music festival.
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