A tropical storm hasn’t made landfall in California since 1939.
this kind of alert has been issued for sunny SoCal, which is more prone to drought and fire this time of year than hurricanes.
A tropical storm watch means “that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours,” according to the National Hurricane Center. The watch is in place from the Mexico-California border to the Los Angeles-Orange county line as well as forA tropical storm watch means “that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours”
There are higher levels of alert across Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, with some areas subject to a hurricane watch and other areas under a hurricane. Hurricanes have higher wind speeds than tropical storms. And unlike a “watch” that means the storm conditions areHilary has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane, with wind speeds near 145mph.
Hilary is forecast to dump between three and six inches of rain — but a maximum of up to 10 inches in some locations. The deluge is expected to last through Sunday night in Baja California. In the southwestern US, rainfall peaks on Sunday and Monday and then lingers through Wednesday. California is usually spared from hurricanes because of cooler waters off its shores. Tropical storms gather strength from heat energy in warm water, and one hasn’t made landfall in California since 1939 . But the Eastern Pacific is unusually warm this season thanks to a
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