Hilary now a tropical storm as California prepares for floods.
Hilary Downgraded to Tropical Storm as Southern California Braces for Potential Flash Flooding
Hilary has been downgraded to a tropical storm as Southern California prepares for potential destructive flash flooding and strong winds on Sunday. The storm, which had sustained winds of 70 mph, is expected to weaken as it moves northwest towards the Golden State.
State of Emergency Declared as Southern California Braces for First Tropical Storm in Decades
A state of emergency has been declared across most of Southern California as residents of San Diego and Los Angeles prepare for the first tropical storm to hit the area since 1939. The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch, the first-ever for the region.
“The potentially historic amount of rainfall is expected to cause life-threatening to locally catastrophic flash, urban, and arroyo flooding including landslides, mudslides, and debris flows through early Monday morning,” warned the National Weather Service.
On Saturday evening, the National Hurricane Center downgraded Hilary to a Category 1 storm. It had rapidly grown into a Category 4 storm on Friday.
Strong winds have already been reported in Crestwood in the San Diego County mountains and Fremont Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains early Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service of San Diego.
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“On the forecast track, the center of Hilary will move near or over the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula during the next few hours, and then move across southern California this afternoon,” reported the National Hurricane Center.
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