CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it heads for Mexico's Baja California peninsula, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
Meteorologists expect the storm to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” to the peninsula and to the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday.
“I don’t think any of us — I know me particularly — never thought I’d be standing here talking about a hurricane or a tropical storm,” said Janice Hahn, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Courtney Carpenter, a National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist, said experts forecast flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes and wind damage to Southern California, as well as life-threatening surf conditions and rip currents to the beaches.Hilary rapidly gained strength Friday, becoming an exceedingly dangerous Category 4 Major hurricane with top sustained winds of 145 mph at its peak.
The U.S. National Park Service closed California's Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve to keep visitors from becoming stranded amid flooding. Cities across the region, including in Nevada and Arizona, offered sandbags to safeguard properties against floodwaters.
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