DEVELOPING: Hurricane Hilary Downgraded to Category 2 Storm as Southern California Braces for Impact
Hurricane Hilary was downgraded to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds at 110 mph Saturday evening as it made its way up Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
Hilary peaked as a powerful Category 4 on Thursday night and began to weaken as she reached cooler waters.
For the first time ever Southern California is under a Tropical Storm warning.
Southern California is bracing for impact.
San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and local mountains are bracing for gusty winds (70 mph) and flooding.
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Residents on Catalina Island were told to evacuate on Saturday before the storm made landfall in the US.
Portions of inland Southern California were already hit with thunderstorms and strong winds on Saturday.
