The first-ever Tropical Storm Warning was issued for Southern California on Saturday. The alert covers the area from Los Angeles to the border with Mexico, including San Diego’s coastal region.
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Millions of people in the Southwest are bracing themselves for the possibility of catastrophic floods and life-threatening hypothermia, comparable to a year’s worth of rainfall occurring in only a few days, as a result of Hurricane Hilary, which has led to extraordinary Tropical Storm Warnings for California.
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The storm rapidly strengthened as it moved over the Pacific Ocean, going from a weak tropical storm to a powerful Category 4 hurricane in less than 48 hours. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that it is currently forecast to rapidly diminish, with a projected landfall along the Mexican shoreline within the next 24 hours.
Several clips of the nearby regions facing the wrath of heavy rains surfaced on social media.
One user shared the clips with a tweet, “First videos from Palm Springs, California coming out #HurricaneHilary”
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One user wrote, “Hurricane out here blowing people to heaven #HurricaneHilary”
“First hurricane to hit California since 1939 on the way Hurricane Hilary will hit Las Vegas on Sunday and Monday #HurricaneHilary” another user tweeted.
As reported by CNN, before the arrival of Hurricane Hilary’s greater winds, the storm’s torrential rains are expected to make their way into the Southwest beginning on Saturday. According to the National Hurricane Center, these potentially strong gusts could arrive in the area as early as Sunday morning, along with even more dangerously heavy rain.
Throughout the early part of the coming week, the Southwestern region is predicted to see heavy precipitation, with the worst circumstances likely to occur on Sunday and into Monday as Hurricane Hilary makes its way toward the region. Various areas of California, Nevada, and Arizona might receive more rain from these downpours than is generally seen in a year.
