{"id":2006169,"date":"2023-08-20T10:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-hilary-downgraded-as-storm-to-cause-life-threatening-flooding-in-california\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T10:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:11:35","slug":"hurricane-hilary-downgraded-as-storm-to-cause-life-threatening-flooding-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-hilary-downgraded-as-storm-to-cause-life-threatening-flooding-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Hilary now a storm, but still poses &#8216;life-threatening floods&#8217; 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\">24<\/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-downgraded-as-storm-to-cause-life-threatening-flooding-in-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=2006169&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>Southern California Braces for Hurricane Hilary<\/h2>\n<p>Southern California is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Hilary, which is expected to bring\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-residents-on-maui-ordered-to-evacuate-after-dam-floods-area\/\" title=\"Hawaii: Residents on Maui ordered to evacuate after dam floods area\">heavy rainfall<\/a> and strong winds to San Diego \u2062on \u200bSunday. The storm&#8217;s projected trajectory has prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue warnings and\u200b declare a state of emergency \u200din San Diego County.<\/p>\n<h3>Downgraded to Category 1<\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday evening, the National Hurricane\u2063 Center\u200b downgraded Hilary from its \u200dearlier projections, classifying it as a Category 1 storm. Despite the downgrade, the storm is still expected to have a significant impact as it moves towards Mexico&#8217;s Baja California peninsula and enters \u200dthe San Diego\u200d area on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3>Catastrophic Flooding and Life-Threatening Conditions<\/h3>\n<p>The National Hurricane Center has warned of &#8220;catastrophic and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-hilary-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-west-coasts-rare-storm\/\" title=\"Hurricane Hilary: West Coast's rare storm, all you need to know.\">life-threatening \u200dflooding<\/a>&#8221; due \u2062to the heavy rainfall \u2064associated \u2062with Hilary. Large swells\u200b are \u200calso expected, creating dangerous surf and rip current conditions. \u2063This has prompted the issuance of the first-ever tropical storm \u2062warning for \u200cmuch of Southern California, with millions of people on high alert.<\/p>\n<h3>Preparations and Emergency\u200b Measures<\/h3>\n<p>San Diego County officials have declared a state\u200d of emergency and \u2063are preparing for\u200d the anticipated powerful winds. As of 8:30 a.m. ET, winds were already strengthening in the region. The city of Los Angeles is\u200d also taking precautions, activating its\u2062 Emergency Operation Center \u200cat Level\u2063 2 \u2062and making\u2063 plans\u200d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-hilary-downgraded-as-storm-to-cause-life-threatening-flooding-in-california\/\" title=\"Hurricane Hilary now a storm, but still poses 'life-threatening floods' in California.\">open temporary emergency shelters<\/a> for those at\u2062 risk of flooding.<\/p>\n<h3>Intense Rainfall and Potential Flooding<\/h3>\n<p>The National Hurricane Center has forecasted rainfall amounts of \u20643 to 6 inches, with \u2064isolated amounts \u2064of \u2063up \u200bto 10 inches, across southern California and\u2064 southern Nevada.\u200b The heaviest rainfall \u2064is expected on \u200bSunday and into Monday morning, which could lead to flooding of rivers, creeks, and streams, as well as the\u2063 potential for debris runoff\u2064 in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>Stay safe and stay informed as Hurricane Hilary approaches. Follow local authorities&#8217; instructions and take necessary \u200bprecautions to \u200bprotect\u2064 yourself and your property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern California prepares for Hurricane Hilary&#8217;s arrival in San Diego on Sunday. The storm, now a Category 1, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds. The National Hurricane Center adjusted its earlier projections as Hilary moves towards the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2006170,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2006169","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}