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As if the recent fires in Hawaii weren’t enough, now another US territory, specifically Southern California, is facing an emergency alert.: the passage of the storm Hilarywhich is causing flooding, landslides and general affectations.
Ricardo Rourajournalist, was in the new broadcast of “The Opinion Today” podcast and offered us details of this information.
From the early hours of this Sunday, the region began to feel the effects of Hilary, which was downgraded from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm before making landfall about 150 miles south of Ensenada, on the Baja California peninsula, Mexico, and to continue with his trajectory towards California.
“It should be noted that it is the first tropical storm for approximately 84 years,” Roura specified.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), As of 11:15 p.m. Sunday, Raywood Flats in San Bernardino County was the area with the most rainfall, at 10.55 inches.; followed by Mount San Jacinto, in Riverside County, at 9.91 inches.
In Los Angeles County, Lewis Ranch received 7.04 inches of rain, Leona Valley received 6.97 inches, Crystal Lake received 6.58UCLA had 4.26 inches, Van Nuys 4.20, Agoura Hills 3.65, Alhambra 2.84, Beverly Hills 2.51, Long Beach 2.45, Downtown Los Angeles 2.38, and the Los Angeles International Airport area 2.16. Angels.
The journalist assured that “the Joe Biden government was keeping a special watch on what was the advance of this tropical storm.”
San Bernardino County announced a local emergency declaration in response to Storm Hilaryafter the Sheriff’s Department issued evacuation orders for several communities, including Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, Angelus Oaks and NE Yucaipa.
The city of Indio, in Riverside County, declared a local state of emergency this Sunday and will remain in effect for the next seven days.
Dozens of flights were canceled in southern California. The Hollywood Burbank airport was the most affected, with 33 operations canceled and 10 delays as of Monday, according to FlightAware data.while terminal officials reported that 41% of their arrivals and departures were canceled as of 3:00 p.m. this Sunday.
Hilary is downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall in Baja California, Mexico, as a Category 1 hurricane
Hilary downgraded to a tropical storm after impacting this Sunday morning as a category 1 hurricane in the state of Baja California, Mexico, as reported by the Mexican National Meteorological Service (SMN).
“Hilary is now a tropical storm and is located very close to Cabo San Quintin, BC, Its extensive cloud bands maintain the probability of very heavy rains at intense points in the Baja California Peninsula and the northwest of the country, very strong gusts of wind in those regions and high waves in coastal areas,” he said in his 9 o’clock report: 00 local time the National Meteorological Service of Mexico.
According to the agency dependent on the National Water Commission (Conagua), Hilary made landfall upon impact in Punta Eugenia, Baja California, as category 1.
“At approximately 4:30 a.m. Central Mexico time (10:30 GMT), the center of the hurricane passed over the Punta Eugenia coastline.Baja California Sur, and later crossed the Natividad and Cedros Islands, “says the agency.
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