UPDATE: August 21, 2023 2:00PM

The City of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains activated at Level II with all City departments coordinating resources to support the safety of Angelenos and storm recovery. This morning Mayor Bass, County, and City leaders reiterated the importance of staying safe, staying home, and staying informed during the storm. Watch this morning's press conference here.
 

Schools

• LAUSD schools will be open to in-person classes tomorrow, Tuesday, August 22.
• LAUSD operated 13 Grab and Go Meal Distribution Sites from 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Families received 3 meals for each student. 
• LAUSD has provided activities for students on Schoology with instructional resources available at LAUSD.org. KLCS will provide educational programming.
• LAUSD Families and students may contact the Family Hotline at (213) 443-1300 from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM for assistance.

L.A. Metro

• Both bus and rail services continue. There may be occasional, minimal delays. There is no reported impact on Metro facilities or services from the earthquake.
• Some previously paused escalators are being returned to service.
• Metro Ambassadors and Metro homeless outreach teams continue to serve the system.
• Follow Metro on Twitter or check thesource.metro.net for additional service updates.

Infrastructure

• The City of Los Angeles is responding to reports of potholes, downed trees, and wires as well as other calls for service. Zero deaths have been reported in connection with the storm or earthquake thus far. At least 1089 tree-related issues have been reported with 179 cleared. There are 38 reports of mudflows have been reported with 15 locations cleared. 61 potholes have been reported with repairs complete at 7 locations. Please report any need for city service to 311.
• No significant earthquake-related damage has been reported in the City of Los Angeles.
• As of 1:00 PM, there were 10,462 LADWP customers experiencing power outages. Impacted customers can call 1-800-DIAL-DWP. The neighborhoods with the most impacted customers are Beverly Grove, Hyde Park, Harbor Gateway, and Brentwood. Roads
• The Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley has reopened to traffic.
• Traffic signal operations may be affected by power outages. Drivers should treat a non-functioning signal as a stop sign and heed traffic officer instructions if one is present.
• LAPD has reported no fatal or significant injuries from traffic collisions.
• Street sweeping enforcement will be relaxed through Monday and resume on Tuesday.

 

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UPDATE:  August 21, 2023 9:00AM

 

The City of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains activated at Level II with all City departments coordinating resources to support the safety of Angelenos and storm recovery. This morning Mayor Bass, County, and City leaders reiterated the importance of staying safe, staying home, and staying informed during the storm. Watch this morning's press conference here.

 

Below are updates to services and operations in the City of Los Angeles as of 9:00 AM PT on August 21, 2023. The next update will be a media release from the Emergency Operations Center at approximately 2:00 PM PT, Monday, August 21, 2023.

Schools

• LAUSD will open 13 Grab and Go Meal Distribution Sites from 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Families will receive 3 meals for each student. Click here to see the locations of the sites.
• LAUSD teachers are being asked to provide activities and resources on Schoology by 10:30 AM instructional resources are available at LAUSD.org, and KLCS will provide educational programming.
• LAUSD Families and students may contact the Family Hotline at (213) 443-1300 from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM for assistance.
• LAUSD Families and students may contact the Family Hotline at (213) 443-1300 from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM for assistance.

L.A. Metro

• Both bus and rail services continue. There are occasional, minimal delays. There is no reported impact on Metro facilities or services from the earthquake.
• Flood-prone facilities have been proactively addressed by cleaning drains, readying sandbags, and stationing water pumps. Some escalators were preemptively paused to ensure safety and protect equipment.
• Metro Ambassadors have been deployed across the system to assist passengers during the storm. Metro Homeless Outreach teams continue to reach out to people experiencing homelessness sheltering on the system and connecting them with services.
• Follow Metro on Twitter or check thesource.metro.net for additional service updates.

Infrastructure

• The City of Los Angeles is responding to reports of flooding, downed trees, and wires as well as other calls for service. Zero deaths have been reported in connection with the storm or earthquake thus far. At least 459 tree-related issues have been reported with 47 cleared. 22 minor mudflows have been reported with 6 being cleared thus far.
• No significant earthquake-related damage has been reported in the City of Los Angeles.
• As of 9 AM, approximately 18,000 LADWP customers are experiencing power outages. Impacted customers can call 1-800-DIAL-DWP. The neighborhoods with the most impacted customers are Beverly Grove, Hyde Park, East Hollywood, and Hollywood. 

Roads

• Road closures have been limited to the Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley and a section of Grande Vista between Washington and Emery southeast of Downtown L.A.
• Traffic signal operations may be affected by power outages. Drivers should treat a non-functioning signal as a stop sign and heed traffic officer instructions.
• LAPD has responded to 125 traffic collisions with no fatal or significant injuries.
• Street sweeping enforcement will be relaxed through Monday.

Emergency Operations

• Eight emergency temporary shelters with nearly 400 units of shelter remain open for unhoused individuals across the City. The City has opened the most emergency temporary shelters for unhoused Angelenos experiencing homelessness to provide relief from extreme weather since at least 2020.
• Recreation and Parks facilities will open at noon today with licensed childcare facilities operating at normal times. Pool facilities will open at 3 pm.

 

Continued Precautions for Angelenos

Light showers are expected to continue through the morning hours. The storm longer qualifies as a Tropical Cyclone. Angelenos are encouraged to take the following actions to stay safe and informed:

 

Stay Safe

• Call 911 if there is a life-threatening emergency.
• Use caution and avoid any unnecessary travel.
• Have emergency supplies on hand.
• Report issues:
  • Report any downed power wires by calling 911. Never touch a downed wire!
  • Report storm impacts like roadway flooding, downed tree limbs, or mudslides through https://lacity.gov/myla311 by calling 311 or via the MyLA311 app.
  • Report power outages and water main breaks to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers can call 1-800-DIAL-DWP. For power outages only, report online here.

Stay Informed

• Sign up for NotifyLA to receive texts and updates about the storm.
• Visit L.A.’s Emergency Management Department website.

Local emergencies are in effect to respond to storm impacts for the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and Southern California region.

 

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August 20, 2023

At her height, Hilary was classified as a Category 4 Hurricane over the Pacific Ocean. After traveling through a region of colder sea surface temperatures, dry/stable air, and significant wind shear, she has been downgraded to a tropical storm, heading for Southern California. The City of Los Angeles has activated its Emergency Operations Center, in Downtown Los Angeles, where agencies and managers from all across the city, including Mayor Bass, have assembled to operate in unified command to provided a coordinated response to this severe weather event.

Please stay informed, and avoid unnecessary travel:

• Sign up for LAFD Alerts, to be notified of large LAFD emergency responses, at LAFD.org/alerts
• Sign up for Citywide emergency alerts from the Emergency Mangement Department of Los Angeles, at notifyLA.org
• Stay informed on local weather from the experts at NOAA and NWS
• Follow official LA City social media accounts, including @UnifiedLA on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Please be aware of the potential hazards during this severe weather event, and keep yourself and your family/friends/neighbors safe. This storm is expected to have significant impacts including:

• Flash flooding, coastal flooding & erosion
• Dangerous rip currents and high seas
• Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes
• Damage to large trees
• Damage to fencing and roadway signs
• Roads may become impassable from debris
• Hazardous driving conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways, and
• Scattered power and communications outages.

Your LAFD remains at the ready. We have been preparing for this moment and now it’s here. We have proactively staffed a significant amount of additional resources. These resources have been strategically pre-deployed within the City to ensure your safety and reduce risk.

• We have staffed additional Fire Engines, Brush Patrols, and 4WD Brush Engines
• We have fully staffed all Urban Search and Rescue apparatus (3, 5, 27, 85, 88, and 89)
• Three LAFD Swiftwater teams (4 members) and a fully-staffed (16 members) OES Type I Swiftwater Team are on standby
• Heavy equipment operaters and dozer crews are available to be deployed
• Our wildland hand crew (Crew 3) has been mobilized along with 4 Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Additional helicopter, pilots and crew members are on standby
• Command Teams are deployed are ready to respond
• Lastly, additional 911 Dispatchers are in place to address additional 911 community needs

Please STAY INFORMED and STAY SAFE! We can (and will!) get through this together.