California Governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency for much of Southern California, with flash flood warnings in effect throughout a region that is more accustomed to drought
PALM SPRINGS, USA – Tropical Storm Hilary made its historic arrival in California on Sunday, August 20, with forecasters warning of possibly catastrophic flooding after the storm pummeled Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with heavy rains.
Hundreds of flights in San Diego, Las Vegas and Los Angeles were canceled, and professional sporting matches rescheduled. The Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego Unified School District canceled classes for Monday. Hilary would be the first recorded tropical strength storm ever to hit San Diego County, and such a storm is exceedingly rare for Southern California. Nora hit a remote part of Imperial County to the east in 1997, and in 1939, before storms were named, another came ashore in Long Beach to the north, in Los Angeles County.
Amid all the storm preparation, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Ventura County city of Ojai, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angles. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Storm surges – when the ocean is pushed inland – could produce coastal flooding in parts of Baja California and the storm was carrying heavy rain that could cause catastrophic flooding in some areas, the NHC added. Dangerous surf pounded the beaches in Southern California.
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US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coastCABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico: States across the typically arid US southwest were racing Saturday to prepare for life-threatening flooding forecast as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico, where damage and one death were reported.A Saturday night bulletin from the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hilary's winds had significantly weakened but were still sustained at a hazardous 90 miles per hour (145 kilometers per hour) with higher gusts.On the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, that would put the storm at a Category 1, down from its Category 4 peak.The storm's center 'will move close to the west-central coast of the Baja California Peninsula' Saturday night and Sunday Morning, the NHC said, and 'then move across southern California Sunday afternoon.''Heavy rains' were affecting portions of Baja California and the southwestern United States, with 'catastrophic and life-threatening flooding likely.'The storm is expected to weaken into a tropical storm before reaching southern California and southern Nevada, with heavy rainfall and flooding still possible. Mexico's Civil Protection agency said in a statement Saturday that river and stream levels had risen significantly in Loreto and Mulege on Baja California's east coast, which was also hit by landslides and road closures.It added that one person had died after a vehicle was swept away by a stream in Mulege.Residents and workers in the Mexican tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas have put up protective boarding and laid thousands of sandbags as large waves crash ashore.Military personnel were seen patrolling the beach in the city, a popular destination for both Mexican and foreign tourists at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.'We took all the precautionary measures last night,' Omar Olvera told AFP on Saturday at the Cabo San Lucas beachfront restaurant where he works. With sandbags piled protectively around the restaurant, he said, 'We're just looking out for the workers and waiting for the weather to com
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US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coastCABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico: States across the typically arid US southwest were racing Saturday to prepare for life-threatening flooding forecast as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico, where damage and one death were reported.A Saturday night bulletin from the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hilary's winds had significantly weakened but were still sustained at a hazardous 90 miles per hour (145 kilometers per hour) with higher gusts.On the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, that would put the storm at a Category 1, down from its Category 4 peak.The storm's center 'will move close to the west-central coast of the Baja California Peninsula' Saturday night and Sunday Morning, the NHC said, and 'then move across southern California Sunday afternoon.''Heavy rains' were affecting portions of Baja California and the southwestern United States, with 'catastrophic and life-threatening flooding likely.'The storm is expected to weaken into a tropical storm before reaching southern California and southern Nevada, with heavy rainfall and flooding still possible.Mexico's Civil Protection agency said in a statement Saturday that river and stream levels had risen significantly in Loreto and Mulege on Baja California's east coast, which was also hit by landslides and road closures.It added that one person had died after a vehicle was swept away by a stream in Mulege.Residents and workers in the Mexican tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas have put up protective boarding and laid thousands of sandbags as large waves crash ashore.Military personnel were seen patrolling the beach in the city, a popular destination for both Mexican and foreign tourists at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.'We took all the precautionary measures last night,' Omar Olvera told AFP on Saturday at the Cabo San Lucas beachfront restaurant where he works.With sandbags piled protectively around the restaurant, he said, 'We're just looking out for the workers and waiting for the weather to come.
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Dangerous Hurricane Hilary hits Mexico, California with heavy rainsCABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Hilary brought heavy rains Saturday to portions of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and the southwestern United States, as officials warned the powerful hurricane was likely to cause 'catastrophic and life-threatening' flooding.
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Dangerous Hurricane Hilary hits Mexico, California with heavy rainsHilary brought heavy rains Saturday to portions of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and the southwestern United States, as officials warned
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Hurricane Hilary barrels towards Baja California peninsula, southwest USDangerous rains remain a major concern, the National Hurricane Center says, with up to 25 cm of rainfall expected in some regions of Baja California and California
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Dangerous Hilary hits CaliforniaHIGH-POWERED HURRICANE. General view of the Medano beach in Los Cabos, Baja California State, Mexico, during the passage of Hurricane
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