{"id":2005130,"date":"2023-08-18T16:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T20:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-hilary-expected-to-strengthen-have-heavy-impacts-on-california\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T20:21:04","slug":"hurricane-hilary-expected-to-strengthen-have-heavy-impacts-on-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-hilary-expected-to-strengthen-have-heavy-impacts-on-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Hilary to intensify, cause severe effects in California."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhurricane-hilary-expected-to-strengthen-have-heavy-impacts-on-california%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Hurricane Hilary Expected to Strengthen, Have \u2063Heavy Impacts on \u200dCalifornia<\/h2>\n<p>Hurricane \u200bHilary is causing major concern \u2062as it\u200d undergoes rapid intensification, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-hilary-expected-to-strengthen-have-heavy-impacts-on-california\/\" title=\"Hurricane Hilary to intensify, cause severe effects in California.\">latest weather reports indicating<\/a>\u2064 that it \u2063is only\u200d expected to get worse. According to a Fox Weather report, Hilary\u2064 went from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tropical-storm-claudette-floods-parts-of-gulf-coast\/\" title=\"Tropical storm Claudette floods parts of Gulf Coast\">tropical storm<\/a> to a Category\u2064 4 hurricane within just 48 hours. The \u2063report\u200b also predicts that Hilary will be classified as a Category 5 \u200dhurricane later on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A Category \u200c5 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center, brings the potential for catastrophic damage, leaving areas uninhabitable for months. Unfortunately, Hilary\u2062 is expected to make\u200b landfall\u200b within the \u2062continental United \u2064States.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is some good news. Fox reports that Hilary is not expected\u200d to hit the \u2063U.S. at hurricane-level\u200c strength. While the Baja California Peninsula \u200band parts of the southwestern United States may \u2062be spared from\u200b a direct hit, there are still concerns about \u2063flooding and high winds in those regions.<\/p>\n<p>The center of Hilary is projected to \u2063move close to the west coast \u2062of\u200c the Baja California Peninsula over the \u2062weekend and reach Southern\u2064 California by Sunday night.<\/p>\n<h3>Is California\u2064 Prepared?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you \u2063think\u2064 California\u200d is\u200b prepared\u2062 to\u2062 deal\u2062 with this hurricane?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\t\tCompleting\u200b this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at\u2062 anytime. You also \u200dagree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms\u200c of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% \u200c(0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Friday morning, the \u2062National Weather Service&#8217;s San Diego \u2063branch issued \u200da historic storm watch warning\u200c on X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter. The post announced that a Tropical Storm Watch had been\u200d issued for much of Southern California, marking the first time the National Hurricane Center has issued such\u200b a watch for the\u2064 region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Tropical Storm Watch \u200dhas now been issued for much of Southern California. This is \u200cthe first Tropical Strom \u200bWatch issued by the National Hurricane \u2063Center for Southern California. Please see the latest advisory for more information: \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g1SCAh22Of\">https:\/\/t.co\/g1SCAh22Of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TZnTL9pwPW\">https:\/\/t.co\/TZnTL9pwPW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSSanDiego\/status\/1692564593132933367?\">August\u2062 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post also quoted an earlier post that\u2062 issued a \u2063stark warning about the potential havoc\u200c that Hilary could\u2063 bring, including \u2062flash flooding \u200band landslides. The NWS San Diego had\u2064 announced less\u200d than\u200d a day earlier that Hilary had \u200dbeen upgraded to a Category \u20643 hurricane, highlighting its rapid \u2064intensification.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hilary has been upgraded\u200b to a Category 3 (Major) hurricane as of 5\u2063 PM PDT. Hilary is expected to strengthen further tomorrow, before weakening on \u200capproach to Southern\u2064 California. Expect very heavy rain \u2063and \u200ctropical storm-force \u200dwinds in SoCal Sat-Mon.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hat2gf2YhS\">pic.twitter.com\/hat2gf2YhS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS \u200dSan Diego (@NWSSanDiego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSSanDiego\/status\/1692328389749920146?\">August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The center of Hurricane Hilary is currently moving toward the northwest \u200bat 10 mph, with a turn toward the northwest and north-northwest\u2064 expected. By\u200b the time it makes\u200b landfall, Hilary \u2063is \u2064expected to\u200c weaken to a \u200dtropical storm.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed and stay safe as this\u2064 powerful hurricane approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Hilary rapidly intensified, as per recent weather reports. It is predicted to worsen on Friday. Fox Weather&#8217;s report, monitoring the Category 4 hurricane, revealed that Hilary escalated from a tropical storm to its current status in just 48 hours. The report emphasized the alarming speed of its development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2005131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2005131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}