Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday declared a state of emergency for much of Southern California as the state prepares for a historic hurricane that is expected to bring extreme rainfall and flooding.
There are more than 7,500 police deployed to protect the site from the impact of Hurricane Hilary, according to a statement from his office.
“Today, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for much of Southern California to support Hurricane Hilary response and recovery efforts as the state continues to mobilize and coordinate resources ahead of the storm’s anticipated impacts beginning today,” the statement said.
The storm, which could drop more than the expected amount of rain for an entire year in parts of the U.S. southwest, weakened from a Category 3 storm to a Category 2 storm on Saturday as it moved toward California, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
But the storm is still on the heels of a major hurricane, moving with winds peaking at nearly 110 mph (180 km/h), it said.
The storm has accelerated and is moving faster than expected, now moving at around 27 km/h. The hurricane is currently located 1,000 kilometers southeast of the city of San Diego.
Hurricane Hilary is expected to continue to weaken as it moves northward through cooler waters.
Residents of southwestern California are bracing for “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” as the hurricane is expected to hit the region as a rare tropical storm, with the most severe impacts expected between Sunday (20) and Monday (21). ).
The downpour from the storm is expected to arrive well ahead of Hurricane Hilary’s stronger winds. Those winds could arrive by Sunday morning, along with more intense and dangerous rain, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
“Hilary sped up a little, along with a slight eastward shift in her path. This results in Sunday morning through Sunday night being the time of greatest impact,” said the National Weather Service in San Diego.
The threat triggered California’s first tropical storm warning, stretching from the southern state border all the way north to Los Angeles.
In anticipation of the storm, authorities across the region began to prepare for dangerous road conditions, damaged power infrastructure and dangerous flood conditions.
President Joe Biden told a news conference on Friday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has preemptively positioned personnel and supplies to assist in Southern California or elsewhere in the region if needed.
Source: CNN Brasil
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