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The satellite imagery provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Hilary’s projected track across Mexico’s Baja California and southern California on Sunday.
Millions of residents in the southwestern United States are bracing for potentially “life-threatening” flooding and storms as Hurricane Hilary approaches landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to a recent update from the National Weather Service (NWS).
Hilary has been downgraded from a Category 2 to Category 1 storm, but it is still expected to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” as it moves over Baja California and the southwestern United States through Monday.
The hurricane is currently located over the Pacific Ocean, a few miles west of the Baja California peninsula, and is moving towards the north-northwest at approximately 21 mph. It is projected to make landfall first on the peninsula’s west-central coast on Sunday morning, and then move across southern California in the afternoon.
Hilary is packing maximum sustained winds of near 80 mph with higher gusts. While it is likely to remain a hurricane as it passes over central Baja California, it is expected to weaken to a tropical storm before reaching southern California.
Flood watches are in effect from southern California through Arizona, extending north to Oregon and Idaho. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for much of southern California, anticipating rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 10 inches. These levels of rainfall are deemed “dangerous to catastrophic.”
The U.S. Navy has started moving some of its ships out to sea from Naval Base San Diego to prevent damage in port. This includes the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.
In Arizona, the city of Phoenix has been placed in a “marginal risk” category of 5% for excessive rain. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is closely monitoring Hurricane Hilary and has met with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prepare for the storm.
In Nevada, a flood advisory has been issued for much of the Las Vegas area, warning of potential flash flooding due to excessive storm runoff.
Hurricane Hilary’s arrival has brought relief to the U.S. Southwest, which has been experiencing weeks of record high temperatures. The high in Las Vegas on Saturday was 79°F, the lowest ever recorded for August 19.
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