The storm, which weakened on Saturday to a Category 3 hurricane, was about 235 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula as of 8 a.m. Saturday in Los Angeles, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. Meteorologists have said that the storm may cause “life-threatening” and potentially “catastrophic” flooding in […]
By Agence France-Presse Mexico prepared Friday for a powerful Pacific hurricane that triggered a warning of “potentially catastrophic” flooding in a northwestern tourist region and the neighboring US state of California. Hurricane Hilary threatened to bring strong winds, flash floods and “life-threatening” surf and rip current conditions, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. “We’ve […]
By Reuters Category 4 Hurricane Hilary hurtled toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Friday, a U.S. government agency said, as it issued a tropical storm watch for California and warned of life-threatening and possibly catastrophic floods. Source: Hurricane Hilary hurtles toward Mexico and prompts a tropical storm watch in California Category: News/World