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Disaster Recovery: Was Your Home or Business Damaged Due to Hurricane Hilary? 

If your home or business was damaged during the Tropical Storm Hilary, please use the link below and fill out the Damage Reporting Form. This form is not an application for assistance nor a guarantee of any benefits. The form is to assist the County Emergency Management Department in determining the extent of damages within the community. This information will be used to help determine if Riverside County qualifies for any State or Federal disaster programs. Click HERE for more info. 

City of La Quinta Proclaims Local State of Emergency - Click HERE to read Proclamation   

As Hurricane Hilary rapidly gains strength and tracks toward the Coachella Valley, the City of La Quinta is taking proactive measures to ensure the safety of all residents. With predictions indicating potential hazards from rain, flooding, and high winds, the City urges residents to be prepared for the upcoming storm. We ask that residents refer to this page frequently for updates on all things Hurricane Hilary and resources to stay safe. 

Track Hurricane Hilary 
Up to minute updates on Hurricane Hilary here

Important Contact Information 

• For Life Threatening Emergencies, dial 911
  

  Due to a slightly larger outage area than normal, if you are having any problems getting through on 9-1-1 you can call our alternate 7-digit emergency lines of:

  (951)684-0911

  (951)776-1278

• If you have an after-hours water emergency, please call CVWD at (760) 398.2651

• If you have an electrical outage, please call IID at (800) 303.7756

• Streets On-Call Phone: (760) 777.7190

• Traffic Signal Hotline: (760) 777.7070

Sandbags After the Storm 

Now that the storm has passed many residents are asking what they should do with the sandbags. Please note that sandbags are NOT recyclable. If you can, please try to repurpose your sandbags by using them in potted plants or gardens. If thats not an option, then please take the sand back to its natural environment. 
Sandbags can be stored and reused. If you would like to dispose of the bags please place them in your trash bins. 

Sandbag Update Aug 19, 2023 (5:30 PM)

The City of La Quinta would like to express our gratitude to our City staff and community for their patience and assistance in picking up sandbags and sand today. The City was able to distribute roughly 80,000 sandbags and 400 tons of sand to our residents.

Sandbag/Sand Update (2:45 PM)

Please note that the City of La Quinta is continuing to obtain supplies for sandbags and sand to distribute to our community. City staff is working to ensure a steady flow of said supplies reach our residents, please be patient if you are at a distribution location and supplies are not available. They are being distributed faster than we can get them delivered. The locations below may be low or out of supplies, but will be getting a replenishment throughout the day. 

City Corporate Yard
78106 Francis Hack Lane
(Outside the Gate)

Fire Station 70
54001 Madison St.

Fire Station 93
44555 Adams St. 

Weather Updates

 Please note that all weather updates posted are from the U.S. National Weather Service San Diego.

Hilary has weakened to a Tropical Strom and is expected to make it into SoCal this afternoon. Expect periods of heavy rain; areas of flooding especially in the mountains and deserts; and strong winds especially in San Diego Co, east Inland Empire, mountains, and deserts. Be safe!

5:30 AM 8/20/2023: Morning Hurricane Hilary Update:

Periods of heavy rain and strong winds are expected over SoCal into early Mon due to Tropical Cyclone #Hilary. Strongest winds and heaviest rain expected Sunday. Please monitor hurricanes.gov, weather.gov/sgx , and weather.gov/lox for the latest forecast.

Widespread moderate to heavy rain expected into Monday. There is a HIGH risk of flash, urban, and arroyo flooding including landslides, mudslides, and debris flows, especially in the mountains and deserts. Dangerous to locally catastrophic flooding impacts are expected.

Hurricane Hilary is expected to spread heavy rain into the Southwest beginning today, while potentially lasting into Monday. The current rainfall forecast would deliver more rain in a few days to some California desert cities than they typically see in a whole year, on average. Residents and visitors within the highlighted High Risk area in the Excessive Rainfall Outlook should take the flash flooding threat very seriously. High Risk days are a big deal! The deadliest hazard associated with tropical cyclones over the past 10 years is flooding from rain.

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