It is unbelievable to me that with roughly 100 million  people murdered by Communists during the 20th Century that anyone believes we should visit this horror on the United States.  For Catholics,  No one with any sense should want this inhumane, godless, and crippling form of government. 

Tropical Storm Rachel is centered at the "R" and is moving north northeast rapidly. Below is the latest flash flood risk map.

There is slightly good news this morning. The center is now forecast by NHC to move southeast of San Diego County. Winds will be less than forecast yesterday. Winds may gust to 50 mph in the desert but gusts of only ~40 mph are now expected in San Diego.  Below is the forecast risk of flash flooding. 

Please watch this short video . It is yet another stop of a young woman with epilepsy with police guns drawn -- due to an incorrect license plate. The young woman had done nothing wrong .  In addition to being a violation of our rights, with their 71% record of getting license plates wrong,  someone will be killed. This is not to mention the innocent man (also in Florida) who was wrongly jailed for 30 days!

7pm Update:   Across the region, about 800,000 people are without power. Some will not get it back for a few days. Pensacola's Airport has winds gusts to 86 mph and they are on the edge of the strongest winds. This is the last update on this storm for the evening as it is making landfall and there is no more weather forecasting to do.  5:55p Extreme Wind Warning (100+ gusts) circled. Drawn line through supercells that may produce tornadoes. 5:45pm. Power lines are shorting in coastal Florida.  In Florida and nearby surrounding areas, about 450,000 people  are already without power.  4:30pm. Doppler radar now shows damaging winds moving inland along the coast from Navarre to Laguna Beach. Wind gusts above 80 mph are possible right along the coast. Wind speeds will increase the rest of the evening. I urge you to get indoors and hunker down.  4p. To me, it looks like the strongest winds will come ashore between Pensacola and Panama City during the next few hou...

Balboa Beach Flooding at High Tide  2pm Update: Tropical Storm Warning, Blue  Tropical Storm Watch (yellow) in San Diego Area The NHC is now forecasting Rachel to move farther northwest than in previous forecasts. The latest model guidance has strong tropical storm forecast winds (up to about 70 mph on the immediate coast) in San Diego County. Wider View: Note: No strong winds are forecast for Los Angeles. Flooding rains are possible in California and Arizona.  It would not surprise me if a tornado or two occurred in Southern California.  There will be high surf on the California coast, especially south-facing beaches.