2023-08-17 07:00:00
During the early hours of this Thursday, August 17, Tropical Storm Hilary intensified into a category one hurricane.
According to the National Hurricane Center, for a storm to become a hurricane, winds must reach 74 miles per hour (mph), once they exceed 11 mph it rises to a major hurricane.
The natural phenomenon originated 470 miles off the coast of Manzanillo, in Mexico, last Wednesday, August 16, and continued its trajectory west-northeast, heading to Baja California. As the hurricane advances and approaches the United States border, damage is expected in various areas of the American Union.
Hurricane Hilary in the United States: Affected areas
Due to the angle of the path, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned regarding the probability of torrential storms in the southwest of the United States, which will cause direct damage to the state of California.
Among the most affected areas are Los Angeles and San Diego, where three to five inches of rain are expected. The bad weather is also expected to hit parts of southern Nevada and Arizona, where rainfall between five and eight inches is expected.
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Hurricane Hilary: Real-time track
Below we share a Windy.com interactive map with the real-time trajectory of Hurricane Hilary, which currently continues near Mexican territory, but in the coming days will pass the United States border.
How long will the bad weather last?
The rains will begin from Friday and the bad weather is expected to peak between Sunday and Monday. According to Stefanie Sullivan of the National Weather Service in San Diego, in a worst-case scenario, the hurricane might make landfall in California and produce larger, more violent waves and winds.
The last time a cyclone made landfall in California was in 1939, in Long Beach.
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