2023-08-20 05:27:09
He answers to the name of Hilary. This new category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5 is approaching the coast of Baja California in Mexico. Hilary, whose winds reach 215 km / h will be accompanied by heavy rainfall that is expected to lead to flooding in this part of Mexico as well as in southern California, United States, according to the National Hurricane Center ( NHC) American.
This Saturday in the middle of the afternoon, Hilary was 375 km west of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, a popular destination for foreign tourists, mainly Americans. The shops were protected with sandbags and the furniture was sheltered.
Hurricane Hilary from space:
The International Space Station captured this footage of #HurricaneHilary heading toward Southern California yesterday afternoon. At the time of recording, Hilary was a Category 2 storm. pic.twitter.com/2etAgOmpRN
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 19, 2023
“We recover everything, the furniture, the kitchen (…), we have already had (similar) experiences. We know what can happen to us. You have to prepare yourself with food, canned food, candles, ”explained Marlén Hernández, a restaurant employee, on Friday. “As we came here to relax, we are not too worried. What we are going to do is try to leave a little earlier for La Paz, to hit the road” before the hurricane reaches the coast, said Alfredo Iñiez, traveling with his partner.
California braces for deadly floods
Mexican meteorological services predict heavy rains, accompanied by showers, in a dozen states. They call for the greatest caution due to a risk of mudslides and overflows of waterways.
Southwestern California expects ‘catastrophic and deadly flooding’ says CNN. The rains are expected to arrive during the day on Saturday in the American state and the winds could arrive on Sunday morning according to the NHC. “It is expected to begin to weaken Saturday, but Hilary will still be a hurricane as it approaches the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula overnight Saturday through Sunday,” the National Hurricane Center said.
Mexico is hit by tropical cyclones on its Pacific and Atlantic coasts every year, usually between May and November.
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