Visible and infrared imaging of clouds forming around Tropical Storm Hilary by NOAA's GOES geostationary satellite around 8 p.m., on Aug. 20, 2023. NOAA/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
More than 6,000 flights were delayed or canceled across the United States because of Hurricane Hilary, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
By the morning of Aug. 20, the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm, according to CBS News, and became the first tropical storm to hit California in 84 years.
