Hurricane Hilary Expected to Hit Southern California
Hilary is on her way to do some damage to the Southwest.
Hurricane Hilary is currently churning in the Eastern Pacific near Mexico.
On Wednesday Hilary was a tropical storm but by Thursday morning, it strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph, AccuWeather reported.
Hilary is expected to strengthen to a Category 4 by Friday.
The storm will lose intensity and hit Southern California as a tropical storm by Saturday night or Sunday morning. San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles are bracing for gusty winds (70 mph) and flooding.
This is a rare event for Southern California.
Southern California is on alert for flash flooding,
