California Mayors Ask Residents to Stay in Place as Tropical Storm Hilary Makes Landfall

Hurricane Hilary was downgraded to a tropical storm as it neared landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern United States.
California Mayors Ask Residents to Stay in Place as Tropical Storm Hilary Makes Landfall
People stand on a pier over the Pacific Ocean with Tropical Storm Hilary approaching in San Diego County in Imperial Beach, Calif., on Aug. 20, 2023. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula Sunday as forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern United States.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said that as of Sunday afternoon, the storm made landfall over the northern Baja California peninsula. Tropical storm warnings were still in effect for a swath of the Southern California coastline.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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