Southern California is bracing for Hilary as California may see a first tropical storm since 1939 this weekend.
While we’ve had remnants of hurricanes hit us before, it’s been sometime since Southern California got hit directly by a tropical storm. As of Thursday evening, we don’t know if Hilary would make landfall inCities like Seal Beach are paying close attention and getting ready. You can see crews already firming up the huge sand berm that protects low-lying beachfront neighborhoods from flooding .
"A Southeast swell would be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G" says one of the instructors at M&M Surfing school, where they are warning students about the waves this weekend, steering beginners away from waves that could be huge.
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