Hurricane Hilary Headed Towrds California, How Dangerous Will The Impacts Be?

Concern is growing Hurricane Hilary will unleash a prolific amount of flooding rainfall on the southwestern US and parts of California as it makes a rare move over the region Sunday and into early next week, triggering the first ever tropical storm watch for California. Hilary could dump more than a year’s worth of rain in parts of three states: California, Nevada and Arizona. Because of the threat, parts of California face a rare high risk for excessive rainfall. This Level 4 of 4 threat is the first to ever be issued for this part of Southern California. Hilary was a powerful Category 4 hurricane churning about 360 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Friday afternoon with sustained winds of 145 mph with stronger gusts, the National Hurricane Center said. Video Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Major Hurricane Hilary Looking Impressive 4:18 - 12z GFS model Guidence 6:57 - Historic Rainfall Totals Likely 8:30 - Very Rich Moisture In Place 9:07 - 500mb Steering Flow Patter