Hurricane Hilary developed in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was initially declared a Category 4 storm, but it was downgraded on Saturday to a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. It is expected to make landfall in Mexico by midday Sunday.
Scroll to the top for the latest updates. All times Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Saturday, August 19, 9:17 p.m. PDT
Heavy rain inundates Baja California barreling closer to California mainland.
Saturday, August 19, 8:47 p.m. PDT
Hurricane Hillary downgraded to Category 1 storm
BREAKING: Hilary downgraded again to Category 1 hurricane as Mexico and California brace for storm’s ‘catastrophic’ impact, including likely flooding. Meteorologists warned that despite weakening, the storm remained treacherous. https://t.co/Ylm238tsrh
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 20, 2023
Saturday, August 19, 6:25 p.m. PDT
Gov Newsom Declares State of Emergency
Saturday, August 19, 6:07 p.m. PDT
Saturday, August 19, 3:20 p.m. PDT: The National Hurricane Center has downgraded Hurricane Hilary to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds at 110 miles per hour.
BREAKING: Hurricane Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it heads for Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. https://t.co/gzElBm3tkT
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 19, 2023
Saturday, August 19, 10:44 p.m. PDT: The National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory warns of “Catastrophic and Life-Threatening Flooding” over Baja California and the Southwestern United States through Monday as Hilary continues its course toward the Baja California peninsula.
Hurricane #Hilary Advisory 13A: Hilary Headed Toward the Central Baja California Peninsula. Catastrophic and Life-Threatening Flooding Likely Over Baja California and the Southwestern U. S. Through Monday. https://t.co/Oy8uoeRKme
— NHC Eastern Pacific (@NHC_Pacific) August 19, 2023
Saturday, August 19, 8:40 a.m. PDT: Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm. The National Weather Service for Los Angeles reports that Hilary “is expected to still be a hurricane as it approaches the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula” but will weaken to a tropical storm before it reaches Southern California.
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