2023-08-20 04:21:48
Pacific Hurricane Hilary weakened to a category one of five storm on its way to Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and the US state of California. Nevertheless, it will cause very heavy to heavy rain in Baja California and northwestern Mexico in the coming hours, the Mexican weather service said on Saturday (local time).
The weather service also predicted that the cyclone would make landfall for the first time in Mexico near Punta Eugenia on the Baja California peninsula and on the islands of Natividad and Cedros on Sunday morning (local time). A second landfall was expected in the municipality of San Quintín later today. The hurricane has now reportedly claimed its first fatality.
A man died as a result of the passage of “Hilary” along the Pacific coast of northwestern Mexico, the Mexican newspaper “El Universal” reported. Accordingly, a delivery truck was swept away in the community of Navolato in Sinaloa and the driver was found dead a few kilometers from the scene of the accident. Four other people were rescued, according to the mayor of the city of Mulegé in Baja California, Edith Aguilar Villavicencio. “Hilary” brought heavy rains and rivers to overflow. Authorities went on high alert. Ports have been closed, flights have been cancelled, shelters have been prepared.
In the US, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for large parts of southern California. The US Weather Service had warned of “life-threatening and catastrophic flooding” in the American Southwest. The authority warned people not to drive into flooded areas.
For Sunday, the weather service predicted heavy rains in the southern US states of California and Nevada and in parts of Arizona. “Hilary” will bring rainfall that exceeds annual averages in some locations. In addition, tropical storm conditions are expected in parts of Southern California on Sunday. According to meteorologists, “Hilary” will hit California as a tropical storm on Sunday evening (local time).
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