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Hurricane Hilary prompts historic tropical storm warning ..
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Residents in the Southwest are bracing for “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” as Hurricane Hilary is expected to pummel the region as a rare tropical storm beginning Saturday and lasting into next week.The hurricane, which remains a very dangerous Category 4 with winds of 130 mph, is forecast to weaken as soon as it heads into cooler waters. The storm is moving faster than expected, which will bring the impacts into the US sooner.
Flooding rain from the storm will start to arrive in the Southwest on Saturday, well in advance of Hilary’s core of stronger winds. Those winds could arrive as soon as Sunday morning, along with more prolific and dangerous rainfall, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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The hurricane, which may pour than a year’s worth of rain on parts of the Southwest, weakened from a Category 3 storm to a Category 2 storm on Saturday as it advanced toward California, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm is still a major hurricane moving with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour, the center said.The storm has sped up and is moving faster than expected, now moving at 17 mph, and is currently located 640 miles southeast of San Diego.
Hilary is expected to continue to weaken as it moves north-northwestward through cooler waters toward Southern California.
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