Hurricane Hilary 2023

Hurricane Hilary 2023

As Hurricane Hilary advances up the Pacific coast of Mexico, a looming threat of intense rain and flash flooding is moving into Southern California this weekend.

We still anticipate heavy gusts, rain, and high waves even though the hurricane will probably have been weakened to a tropical storm by the time it hits our region.

According to the storm's current trajectory, Hilary will arrive in Southern California early on Monday. The state would experience its first tropical storm landfall since 1939 if Hilary were to do  so.

DISCUSSION OF HILARY'S TRAIL TO SOCAL

By 11 p.m. on Thursday, Hilary has been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane and is predicted to intensify quickly as it heads north. Hilary's maximum sustained winds, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Centre, were 140 mph.

By Sunday, the storm's forecast route could bring it to a landfall in the centre of the Baja California peninsula or it might keep just offshore and move on to Southern California.

By the time Hilary approaches the United States, there is a possibility that it will still be a tropical storm or tropical depression, according to the hurricane centre. Since September 25, 1939, no tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California, according to the National Weather Service.

When Hilary reaches the cooler ocean waters in California, she will start to quickly deteriorate.

It will probably have been weakened to a tropical storm with gusts of up to 60 mph by the time it reaches California on Monday.

A RISK OF HEAVY RAIN IN SOCAL

Heavy rain from Hurricane Hilary is predicted to cause flash flooding, mudslides, landslides, and debris  flows.

The location of the storm's centre will determine how much rain Southern California gets. Deserts and mountainous regions will probably take the brunt of the storm because the eastern side is usually the strongest.

Rain will begin to fall heavily across the area beginning Sunday night and continuing into Monday morning. This storm system may bring rains of up to seven inches to some places.

According to National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Tardy, some inland desert locations might receive their whole year's worth of precipitation in as little as 48 hours.

As of Friday morning, the region was expected to receive the following amount of rain:

• Coastal areas: 2-2.5 inches
• Valleys: 2.5-3 inches
• Mountains: 4-8 inches
• Low deserts: 4-6 inches

Rough surf will also be an issue along local beaches, which could lead to beach erosion.

Hurricane Hilary 2023