US News: Cyclone Hillary heading towards Mexico and California, will break 84-year record; These states are doomed
In the next few days, Cyclone Hillary is going to wreak havoc in California and Mexico. Experts have divided this cyclone into four categories. According to information, 3 states of America – California, Arizona, and Nevada are likely to receive as much rain in a single day as it does in a year. Although all the states have made preparations to fight it.
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Late Saturday, Hurricane Hillary moved rapidly toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula, but it has weakened for the time being. However, it could still bring devastating flooding like a dangerous Category 1 hurricane and enter the southwestern US as a tropical storm.
In the latest update at 9 p.m., the National Weather Center in Miami said, "Maximum sustained winds are 90 mph and the storm is about 175 miles (281 kilometers) south of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, and 535 miles (855 kilometers) south of San Diego, California." ) was far away. Meteorologists have warned that despite the weakening, the storm remains dangerous.
One person drowned on Saturday after a car was swept away by strong waves in the Mexican town of Santa Rosalia on the peninsula's east coast. "Rescuers managed to save four other people," said Edith Aguilar Villavicencio, mayor of Mulege township.
Although no clear figure has been presented so far on how many people have been affected by this seasonal destruction, a video has been released, in which only water is visible everywhere.
Some experts say the storm could set a record, as it is the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing flash floods, landslides, sporadic tornadoes, and strong winds.
Elizabeth Adams, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service San Diego office, said up to 3 inches (7.62 centimeters) of rain per hour could fall in the mountains and deserts of Southern California from morning to afternoon on Sunday. Intense rainfall during those hours can cause widespread and life-threatening flooding.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency and officials have urged people to complete their preparations before sunset on Saturday.
The storm is the latest major climate disaster to hit the US, Canada, and Mexico. Hawaii's Maui island is still reeling from last week's fires that killed more than 100 people and devastated the historic town of Lahaina, making it the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century.
In Canada, firefighters continued to fight fires Saturday during the country's worst fire season on record.
Hurricane Hillary brought heavy rain and flooding to Mexico and the southwestern US on Saturday. Forecasters warned that up to 10 inches (25 cm) of rain could fall in southern California and southern Nevada.
US "It doesn't reduce the risk, especially the risk of flooding," Jamie Rome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, said during a Saturday briefing to announce the low status of the storm.
The White House said President Joe Biden was briefed on the latest preparedness plans ahead of the storm's landfall in the US. "I urge everyone in this storm's path to exercise caution and listen to the guidance of state and local officials," he added.
