The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hilary had sustained winds near 145 mph (230 kph) and was expected to continue its rapid intensification.
grew rapidly to Category 4 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday and could reach Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years, causing “significant and rare impacts” including extensive flooding.
No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service.
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