As Hurricane Hilary prepares to land, California and Mexico brace for impact
by Maanvi Singh and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6DZ4M)
Southern California gets first tropical storm warning as conditions could potentially affect Baja California peninsula late Friday
Hurricane Hilary, which quickly grew to category 4 strength off Mexico's Pacific coast, whipping up 145mph winds, could become the first tropical storm to hit southern California in 84 years.
As the hurricane barrels northward, officials have issued the first ever tropical storm watch for the US west coast. Hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings have also been issued for parts of Baja California and mainland Mexico, where fierce winds and rain could cause flooding and landslides.
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