California Braces for Hurricane Hilary’s ‘Catastrophic’ Impacts

Hurricane Hilary, a powerful Category 3 storm, is on a collision course with the central Baja California peninsula, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Saturday, while warning about its potentially catastrophic impact in parts of Mexico and southwestern United States, including deadly floods and mudslides.

Hurricane Hilary, (R), off Mexico’s Pacific coast in this Aug. 18, 2023, 1:10 p.m. EDT satellite image. NOAA via AP

Hurricane Hilary, a powerful Category 3 storm, is on a collision course with the central Baja California peninsula, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Saturday, while warning about its potentially catastrophic impact in parts of Mexico and southwestern United States, including deadly floods and mudslides.

The eye of Hurricane Hilary was located around 235 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California and about 395 miles southeast of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, per the latest advisory from the NHC, issued at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 19.