The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm watch for a wide swath of Southern California
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — A weakening Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm and potential flood warnings for a wide swath of Southern California from the Pacific coast to interior mountains and deserts. The San Bernardino County sheriff on Saturday issued evacuation warnings for several mountain and foothill communities ahead of the storm.
After rapidly gaining power Friday, Hilary slowed by Saturday but remained a major Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph , down from 145 mph at its peak. Mayor Montserrat Caballero Ramirez said the city was setting up four shelters in high-risk zones and warning people in those areas.
President Joe Biden said Friday the Federal Emergency Management Agency had pre-positioned staff and supplies in the region. “I mean a lot of people here are excited because the waves are gonna get pretty heavy,” Atkinson said. “But I mean, it’s gonna be some rain, so usually there’s some flooding and the landslides and things like that.”
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