Category 4 Hurricane Hilary hurtled toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Friday, a U.S. government agency said, as it issued a tropical storm watch for California and warned of life-threatening and possibly catastrophic floods.
Thomson ReutersA satellite image — from just after 1 p.m. ET Friday — shows Hurricane Hilary, right, off Mexico’s Pacific coast.The U.S. National Hurricane Center expects the powerful storm to near Mexico's popular Cabo San Lucas resort city by late on Friday, though it should weaken before hitting the U.S. West Coast this weekend, nevertheless bringing dangerous rains.
Workers at a resort in Mexico's Baja California state are seen moving furniture on Friday, in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Hilary. NHC Deputy Director Jamie Rhome warned of flood risks from San Diego to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, with particularly high risks around the Palm Springs area as the storm hits at the end the weekend."If you've got weekend plans, it's probably time to start altering those plans," he said.
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