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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection from the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S. history. The so-called bird flu reached the U.S. in February 2022 after wreaking havoc across Europe. “We’re thankful that we’re getting any immune response,” said Ashleigh Blackford, the California condor coordinator for the U.S. Dr. Carlos Sanchez, the Oregon Zoo’s director of animal health, said wildlife officials faced questions about undertaking the bird flu vaccine study. She hopes the condor study will lead to bird flu vaccines for other endangered species.
Persons: , Hendrik Nollens, “ We’re, we’re, Ashleigh Blackford, wilding, Carlos Sanchez, Dr, Dominique Keller, what's, ” Blackford, Tiana Williams, Williams, Claussen, Organizations: ANGELES, California condors, California condor, condors, Los Angeles Zoo, San Diego, Safari, Oregon Zoo . Authorities, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Authorities, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, California Gold Rush, LA Zoo, condor Locations: U.S, Arizona, Pacific Northwest, Baja California, Mexico, Europe, South Dakota, Utah, California, Oregon, Northern California
The ruling, which extended Latin American’s trend of widening abortion access, happened a year after the court’s U.S. counterpart went in the opposite direction. Three years later, deeply conflicted by the inequality in abortion access, she became an activist and received training to become an acompañante. “We saw it in the United States.”Aguiar and her colleagues plan to keep advocating for reproductive rights. “To lead informative brigades and communicate that we can provide pills for those who can’t access abortion medication there.”It’s no coincidence that Lira’s views are influenced by migration. “But abortion access is just the tip of the iceberg.
Persons: , P, Lira, ” Lira, Roe, Wade, , Sofia Aguiar, , Eduardo Verástegui, Carlos Aguiar Retes, Rodrigo Iván Cortés, Aguiar, ” Aguiar, “ We’ve, Minerva, Monica Rosas, ” Rosas Organizations: World Health Organization, , Supreme, Information Group, Verástegui, Lira, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: TIJUANA, Mexico, U.S, Tijuana, Mexico’s, Mexican, Baja California, San Diego, Mexico City, GIRE, United States, California, Colombia, Central America
Mexico's Pacific beach towns brace as Lidia becomes hurricane
  + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Hurricane-force winds and flooding rains should begin to hit Mexico on Tuesday, the center said. The NHC warned of hurricane conditions from southern Jalisco state up to the Islas Marias off the Nayarit coast, and tropical storm conditions stretching north to Mazatlan and south to Manzanillo. A storm surge could also produce "significant coastal flooding" around where Lidia makes landfall, it added. This comes as Storm Max, which hit the southern state of Guerrero on Monday, weakens as it travels inland. The NHC warned that Max would bring strong winds across the southern coastline Monday night and could still produce flash flooding and mudslides across Guerrero and neighboring Michoacan states.
Persons: Storm Lidia, Lidia, Storm Max, Max, Sarah Morland, Diego Ore, Lincoln, Gerry Doyle Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Hurricane, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Islas Marias, Nayarit, Mazatlan, Manzanillo, Sinaloa, California, Guerrero, Michoacan
Mexican singer Peso Pluma cancels concert after death threats
  + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Peso Pluma performs during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTIJUANA, Mexico, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Mexican singer known as Peso Pluma has called off an October concert in Tijuana, a city on the border with the United States, after receiving death threats, his record label said on Wednesday. Peso Pluma's music spans reggaeton, trap and corridos tumbados - a genre that mixes the traditional Mexican corrido with urban genres and violent lyrics. Mexico's government reported 1,399 murders in Baja California state during the first eight months of this year, with Tijuana - where Peso Pluma was set to perform on Oct. 14 - representing the greatest share. Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz in Mexico City Additional reporting by Diego Oré in Mexico City Writing by Sarah Morland Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Pluma, Brendan Mcdermid, Hassan Kabande, Lizbeth Diaz, Diego Oré, Sarah Morland, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Prudential Center, REUTERS, Rights, Doble, Thomson Locations: Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Rights TIJUANA, Mexico, Mexican, Tijuana, United States, Baja California, Mexico City
CNN —Hurricane Lee has strengthened into a major Category 5 storm, packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 160 mph as it spins over the Atlantic well east of the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said in an 11 p.m. The hurricane was located about 700 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the hurricane center said in the 11 p.m. advisory. How close will Hurricane Lee get to the US? An area of high pressure over the Atlantic, known as the Bermuda High, will have a major influence in how quickly Lee turns. In the northern Pacific, Hurricane Jova remains a major hurricane, albeit far from any possible shorelines, roughly 650 miles west-southwest from the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center Thursday night.
Persons: Hurricane Lee, Lee, it’s, Coast Lee, Lee churns, Margot, Hurricane Jova, Jova, , Organizations: CNN, Hurricane, National Hurricane Center, Virgin Islands, Bermuda Locations: Caribbean, Leeward Islands, Atlantic, Puerto Rico, East Coast, Bermuda, Lee, Coast, Carolinas, Cabo Verde Islands, Pacific, Hurricane, Baja California
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean. The hurricane was located about 1,130 miles (1,815 kilometers) east of the northern Leeward Islands. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center. “It has the potential to become a powerhouse Category 5 hurricane, the strongest hurricane of the year,” said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist for AccuWeather. Lee is the 12th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
Persons: Lee, Maria, Irma, , Jonathan Porter, Jova Organizations: JUAN, National Hurricane Center, British Virgin Islands, AccuWeather, Atlantic, National Weather Service, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Puerto Rico, Leeward, British Virgin, U.S, San Juan, Mexico, Baja California
Video showing surfers amid huge waves dates to at least May 2023 but has been falsely linked to Storm Hilary that hit Los Angeles, California on Aug. 20, 2023. Examples of the video, that shows surfers riding a massive wave, can also be seen on Facebook (here) and (here). The first clip (0:00-0:16) can be seen in the YouTube video from 7:36-7:52. The clip from 0:17-0:23 in the social media video can be seen from 2:13-2:19 in the YouTube video. Video of surfers alongside huge waves dates to at least May 2023.
Persons: Storm Hilary, Hurricane Hillary ”, Hilary, Read Organizations: Facebook, YouTube, Reuters Locations: Los Angeles , California, Newport Beach , California, Hurricane, Mexico's Baja California, Los Angeles
An altered clip of lightning and thunder shared in June has been recirculated by users online saying it shows footage of Tropical Storm Hilary in August. The posts include a video of bright strikes of lightning as seen from a car lot. However, the clip was shared since at least June 22, two months prior to Storm Hilary in August. The same clip can be seen on the user’s YouTube page in a June 22 video with an identical caption (here). The lightning footage has been shared since at least June and predates Storm Hilary.
Persons: Hilary, Storm Hilary, Tsarov, , Read Organizations: Reuters Locations: Baja California, U.S, Southern California
Tropical Storm Hilary releases fury on Southern California
  + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Hilary's center was expected to move quickly across Nevada on Monday, with the storm forecast to dissipate later in the day, the weather service said. [1/5]Gushing flood water and debris are seen during Tropical Storm Hilary, in Angeles National Park, California, U.S. August 20, 2023. CALTRANS/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsIt crossed the border on Sunday afternoon, hitting San Diego county with its first tropical storm ever recorded and becoming the first to pelt Los Angeles county since 1939. Officials said Los Angeles county's 75,000 homeless people were especially vulnerable, as were hillside canyons and areas recently denuded by wildfires. As a precaution, the two largest school districts in the state, in Los Angeles and San Diego, canceled school on Monday.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Hilary, Bass, Joe Biden, I've, Sean Julian, Daniel Trotta, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: National Weather Service, Los Angeles Mayor, Park, CALTRANS, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, San Diego, U.S, Officials, Rancho Mirage, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, Nevada, Mexico's Baja California, Mexico, Angeles, Park , California, U.S, San Bernardino county, Ventura, San Diego, Rancho
In recent years, the prospect of heavy rains might have sounded good to many people living in California, where drought and wildfires have been the main worries. That was not the case on this weekend, as Hurricane Hilary moved north from the coast of Baja California in Mexico and threatened to dump six to 10 inches of rain on the region. After three of the driest years in California history, much of the state is currently free of drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Storms fueled by “atmospheric rivers” this winter led to flooding and destruction across the state, but they also relieved severe drought conditions across wide swaths of the state, including Los Angeles and San Diego Counties, both of which were in Hilary’s path. Heavy winter rain, as well as record amounts of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, also has filled many of the state’s reservoirs well above historical averages, according to California Water Watch, a daily tracker maintained by the California Department of Water Resources.
Persons: Hilary Organizations: U.S . Drought, Los, San, San Diego Counties, California Water Watch, California Department of Water Resources Locations: California, Baja California, Mexico, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sierra Nevada
Gina Ferazzi | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesCalifornia was bracing for more flash flooding on Monday as the first tropical storm to hit the state since the 1930s dumped record rainfall in the Los Angeles area over the weekend. No fatalities have been reported from the storm or the earthquake, according Los Angeles County officials. The quake has not caused any significant damage in Los Angeles, according to officials. Los Angeles Unified, the second largest school district in the U.S., cancelled all classes Monday. Palms are hit by strong wind and rain from Tropical Storm Hilary in the deserts of Southern California on August 20, 2023 in Palm Desert, California.
Persons: Hilary, Gina Ferazzi, David Mcnew Organizations: Los Angeles Times, Getty, National Weather Service, Weather, NBC, Sun Valley . Los Angeles Unified Locations: Coachella , California, California, Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico, Southern California, Ventura County, fromTropical, Indio , California, Southern Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, San Bernardino County, NBC Los Angeles, Sun Valley . Los Angeles, U.S, Palm Desert , California
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Franklin over the eastern Caribbean and a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico are expected to strengthen over the next two days as U.S. forecasters monitor three other weather systems in the Atlantic. In its latest advisory, the NHC said Tropical Depression Six, near the Leeward Islands was expected to become a remnant low on Sunday night. Next in line is Tropical Storm Emily in the central Atlantic, which could become a post-tropical cyclone in about 36 hours, the Miami-based forecaster said. Meanwhile, a tropical disturbance near the Cape Verde Islands has a 30% chance of becoming a cyclone over the next two days and a tropical depression is likely to form later this week. While the Atlantic has seen relatively mild activity this year, on the U.S. West Coast, the Tropical Storm Hilary unleashed furious flash floods east and west of Los Angeles on Sunday after barreling through Mexico's Baja California peninsula with deadly force.
Persons: Storm Franklin, Emily, Storm Hilary, Swati Verma, Robert Birsel Organizations: Storm, Atlantic . Franklin, U.S, National Hurricane Center, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Caribbean, Gulf, Mexico, Atlantic, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward, Miami, Cape Verde, U.S . West Coast, Los Angeles, Mexico's Baja California, Bengaluru
[1/2] Pasadena Fire Department vehicles attend to a fire call following a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Southern California, in the midst of the approach of Tropical Storm Hilary, in Pasadena, California, U.S., August 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Acquire Licensing RightsAug 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Southern California north of Los Angeles on Sunday, rocking much of the region as residents hunkered down for the approach of Tropical Storm Hilary. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury from the quake, which struck at 2:41 p.m. local time (2141 GMT), roughly 7 km (4.35 miles) southeast of the Southern California community of Ojai in Ventura County. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no threat of a tsunami from the earthquake. Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved toward the state after punishing Baja California peninsula earlier in the day.
Persons: Hilary, Mario Anzuoni, Dan Whitcomb, Diane Craft Organizations: Pasadena Fire Department, REUTERS, The U.S ., Thomson Locations: Southern California, Pasadena , California, U.S, Los Angeles, Ojai, Ventura County, The U.S, California
New York CNN —More than 4,500 flights are delayed or canceled across the US on Sunday evening as California continues to brace for the impact from Tropical Storm Hilary. Harry Reid International Airport is pictured October 14, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are also some delays at international airports in Denver and Phoenix, as the ripple effect from the storm spreads. The storm has not yet made landfall in the US, but it slammed Mexico’s Baja California region earlier Sunday. Hilary is likely to bring severe flooding to parts of California and Nevada, which could experience a year’s worth of rain on Sunday.
Persons: Hilary, Harry Reid, Justin Sullivan, Gavin Newsom, Joe Lombardo Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harry, Harry Reid International, San Diego International, Ontario International, Daugherty, Mexico’s Locations: New York, California, Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada, Ontario, Los Angeles, Burbank, Santa Ana, Sacramento, Long, Denver, Phoenix, Mexico’s Baja California, Joe Lombardo of Nevada, Nevada
[1/8] People walk along the beach in Pacific Beach area as Tropical Storm Hilary approaches San Diego, California, U.S., August 20, 2023. Hilary made landfall on Sunday morning over the northern parts of the Baja California peninsula, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. It has been seven decades since the last tropical storm made landfall in California. MEXICO EVACUATIONSIn Mexico, nearly 1,900 people have been evacuated to shelters in the Baja California peninsula, according to the country's army. Around the coastal town of Mulege, on the eastern side of the Baja California peninsula, one person died after his family was swept away while crossing a stream on Saturday.
Persons: Hilary, Sandy Huffaker, Zack Taylor, Taylor, It's, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Kristin Crowley, Drazen Jorgic, Lizbeth Diaz, Bharat Govind Gautam, Rich McKay, Brendan O'Brien, Frances Kerry, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, U.S, National Weather Service, Center, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Fire Department, Schools, Mexico's Navy, San Diego International, Major League Baseball's, Dodgers, Angels, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Thomson Locations: Pacific Beach, San Diego , California, U.S, MEXICO, Baja California, Mexico, United States, College Park , Maryland, Palm Springs , California, Southern California, Southern Nevada, Miami, Los, California, Tijuana, San Diego, Mulege, Major League Baseball's Los Angeles, Mexico City, Bengaluru, Atlanta, Chicago
CNN —Hurricane Hilary is expected to slam into Southern California on Sunday as a rare tropical storm, unleashing floods, fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents evacuate, parks and beaches close and first responders brace for water rescues. Although Hilary is forecast to move north from Baja California into Southern California Sunday afternoon, its impacts will be felt earlier. First responders have also pre-positioned to respond quickly and perform water rescues from flooded areas, state officials said. There are “more than 7,500 boots on the ground” already deployed to help protect from the impact of Hurricane Hilary, according to the release from Newsom’s office. “There will be power outages across Southern California,” Ward said.
Persons: Hilary, it’ll, Gavin Newsom, , ” Newsom, Cabo San Quintin –, Hilary “, we’ve, , Nancy Ward, Angelus Oaks, Brian Ferguson, Hurricane, ” Ward, Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, . California Gov, Cabo San Quintin, Southern California Sunday, California Governor’s, Emergency Services, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Residents, Home, Saturday, Visitors, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s, National Weather Service, Silverado, Electricity, Southern California Edison, US Navy, Major League Baseball, Foxes, Hollywood Locations: Southern California, San Diego, California, Mexico, Punta Abreojos, Cabo, Baja California, California , Nevada, Arizona, Los Angeles, San Bernardino County, Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Northeast, Catalina, California’s, City of Avalon, Los Angeles County, Colorado, , California, Orange County, Orange, Angeles County
[1/5] Caution tapes prevent the passage at El Medano beach, as Hurricane Hilary hits Mexico's Baja California peninsula, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Monserrat Zavala Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Hurricane Hilary was barreling towards Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Saturday, a U.S. government agency said, warning that catastrophic and life-threatening flooding was likely on the peninsula and U.S. Southwest. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the hurricane was weakening on its path to the west-central coast of the peninsula this evening. It predicted it would lose more strength and turn into a tropical storm as it heads towards southern California during the day and evening on Sunday. In Mexico's Baja California peninsula, some school and other non-essential activities were canceled through Monday, and authorities in Mexico's second-largest city, Tijuana, urged people in high-risk zones to move to temporary shelters.
Persons: Hilary, Monserrat Zavala, Joe Biden, Drazen Jorgic, Steve Holland, Michael Martina, Cynthia Osterman, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Mexico's, Southwest, National Hurricane Center, NHC, San Diego International, Major League Baseball's, Dodgers, Angels, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Thomson Locations: El, Baja California, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico's Baja California, U.S, United States, California, Miami, Nevada, Mexico's, Tijuana, Southwest . U.S, Major League Baseball's Los Angeles
Mexico warned the western state of Baja California on Saturday to brace for what could be life-threatening rain and floods from Hurricane Hilary, the Pacific storm barreling toward the peninsula and neighboring Southern California. State and federal authorities urged citizens to take precautions ahead of the storm, which was expected to make landfall early Sunday. Although Hilary weakened somewhat on Saturday, officials warned it remained lethally destructive. More than 6,500 soldiers were deployed Friday to the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur to help erect shelters, organize food banks and prepare for possible emergency rescues. Libia González, a meteorologist with Mexico’s national forecasting service, said that the storm would gradually decrease in strength and was expected to become a Category 1 by Sunday morning.
Persons: Hurricane Hilary, Hilary, Libia Organizations: Southern California ., Sunday Locations: Mexico, Baja California, Hurricane, Southern California, Southern California . State, Baja California Sur
CNN —Residents in the Southwest are bracing for heavy rains and potentially catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Hilary is expected to pummel the region as a rare tropical storm beginning Sunday and lasting into next week. Its core is expected to pass close to the peninsula Saturday night and then weaken into a tropical storm as it crosses into the US and Southern California. The threat has triggered California’s first ever tropical storm warning extending from the state’s southern border to just north of Los Angeles. “Preparations for the impacts of flooding from rainfall should be completed as soon as possible, as heavy rain will increase ahead of the center on Saturday,” the hurricane center said. Medano Beach in Mexico's Cabo San Lucas as Hurricane Hilary nears the coast on August 18, 2023.
Persons: Hilary, , Joe Lombardo, Joe Biden, Alfredo Estrella, Gavin Newsom’s, Robert Luna, Todd Gloria Organizations: CNN, Residents, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Nevada Gov, National Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Weather, Center, California National Guard personnel, Electricity, Southern California Edison, County Sheriff’s Department, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Major League Soccer, LA Galaxy Locations: Mexico’s Baja California, Southern California, Los Angeles, California , Nevada, Arizona, Nevada, California, Mexico's Cabo San Lucas, AFP, San Diego, Los Angeles County
The maximum sustained wind speed remained unchanged at 85 mph while spreading "heavy rains" northward over the peninsula. Jamie Rhome Director, U.S. National Hurricane CenterIt was not immediately clear whether officials considered the fatality related to the hurricane, but video posted by local officials showed torrents of water coursing through the town's streets. Forecasters said the storm was still expected to enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages. Hilary brought heavy rain and flooding to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. on Saturday, ahead of the storm's expected Sunday border crossing. Forecasters warned it could dump up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) — a year's worth of rain for some areas — in southern California and southern Nevada.
Persons: Hurricane Hilary, Reuters Hurricane Hilary, Edith Aguilar Villavicencio, Jamie Rhome, Elizabeth Adams, Gavin Newsom, Hilary Organizations: Reuters, Reuters Hurricane, National Weather Service, National Weather Center, National Hurricane, Santa, National Weather Service San Diego, California Gov, Sunday Locations: Armeria, Colima, Mexico, Baja California, Miami, Punta Eugenia, San Diego , California, Mexican, Santa Rosalia, Mulege, Southern California, Santa Catalina, Southern, California, U.S, Canada, Hawaii's, Maui, Lahaina, Nevada
Friday: Weather deteriorates along the Baja California peninsula as tropical storm conditions begin late in the day. Saturday: Tropical storm conditions spread northward across the Baja California peninsula. Saturday night into Sunday morning: This is the earliest likely landfall along Baja California peninsula, and hurricane conditions are probable along the west coast of Mexico. Sunday evening: The Most torrential rain begins north of the U.S.-Mexico border as possible tropical storm-force winds arrive in Southern California. Sunday night: Strong winds and heavy rain continue across the Southwestern United States as the storm rapidly moves northward, likely across California.
Organizations: Southwestern Locations: Baja California, U.S, Mexico, California, Southern California, Southwestern United States
On Friday morning, Southern California was placed under its first ever tropical storm watch. While it’s unclear where Hilary will make landfall, this severe weather may disrupt travel and impact flights this weekend, particularly through Los Cabos International Airport in San José del Cabo, Mexico. On Friday afternoon, Hurricane Hilary was moving north toward the Mexican peninsula with sustained winds of up to 145 miles per hour. The storm is expected to weaken in the coming days as it nears the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula on Saturday, and Southern California by Sunday. Currently, there is a hurricane watch in effect for most of the northern half of the Baja California Peninsula.
Persons: Hilary, Hurricane Hilary Organizations: Southwestern, Cabos International, Hurricane, Sunday Locations: California, Southwestern United States, Los Cabos, Mexico, Southern California, San José del Cabo
California Braces for Hurricane Hilary
  + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The National Hurricane Center issued its first-ever tropical-storm watch for Southern California today as Hurricane Hilary, a large and powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the region. The watch, which stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border up to Los Angeles County, means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the area over the next 48 hours. However, it will remain a hurricane as it approaches the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula tomorrow. The storm is predicted to make landfall sometime between tomorrow night and Sunday evening, when the most torrential rain and possible tropical storm-force winds are expected to arrive in Southern California. Weather experts forecast that it will become a tropical storm before reaching Southern California on Sunday.
Persons: Hilary Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Southern California . Locations: Southern California, U.S, Mexico, Los Angeles County
As Hurricane Hilary heads north, Southern California and Mexico are bracing for a rare and powerful storm that could produce dangerous flash flooding and sustained winds that have not been seen for decades. The Category 4 hurricane is so unusual that it has prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm watch for California for the first time in its history. In California, the desert and mountain communities are of particular concern. The National Weather Service warned of five to eight inches of rain for the Coachella Valley, about 120 miles east of Los Angeles. The tropical storm could force numerous evacuations and rescues, as well as deadly runoff that may “rage down valleys while increasing susceptibility to rockslides and mudslides,” the agency said.
Persons: Hilary Organizations: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service Locations: Southern California, Mexico, California, Baja California, San Diego, Los Angeles, Coachella
CNN —Hurricane Hilary is expected to intensify into a lashing Category 4 storm as it nears Mexico’s Baja Peninsula on Friday and then weaken over the weekend, bringing rain and flooding to parts of the Southwest US. The storm strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane Thursday evening and is likely to build into a powerful Category 4 on Friday, the advisory said. Southern swaths of California and Nevada could see 3 to 5 inches of rain with isolated amounts of up to 10 inches. Smaller amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected across central parts of those states as well as across western Arizona and southwest Utah. Parched Southwest may see brief reliefAs the rainfall passes through the Southwest, it may help combat prolonged drought and recharge depleted groundwater.
Persons: Hilary, , ” Daniel Swain Organizations: CNN, Southwest, National Hurricane Center, Southwestern, National Weather Service, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, US Drought Monitor, University of California Locations: Peninsula, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Baja California Sur, California, Southwestern United States, Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, San Diego, Los Angeles, New Mexico, Valley , California, Death, floodwater
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