HurricaneKay makes landfall in Baja before becoming a tropical storm. The system could bring heavy rains, flash flooding and dangerous winds to SoCal. We're live as coastal communities build beach berms and fill sandbags - Tonight at 11 from ABC7.
Southern California's mountain communities may see heavy rain and flash flooding this weekend, while beaches will see big surf as Hurricane Kay heads north.Hurricane Kay made landfall Thursday afternoon on a sparsely populated peninsula on Mexico's Pacific coast, and forecasters said itThe storm's maximum sustained winds weakened to near 75 mph , barely a Category 1 storm, and Kay was expected to continue weakening into a tropical storm in the coming hours.
The center said Kay was centered about 70 miles southeast of Punta Eugenia at midafternoon Thursday. Kay was moving north-northwest at 14 mph . The last time a hurricane or tropical storm came close to San Diego was Nora in 1997, which entered the U.S. as a tropical storm near Yuma, Ariz., and also brought about an inch of rain to the San Diego area, Small said.
The island's national security minister, Michael Weeks, told reporters that public services and government offices would keep operating but warned residents to brace for tropical storm conditions.Weeks also warned of flooding in low-lying areas and noted that officials opened a government shelter.
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