Tropical Storm Idalia is nearing hurricane strength and is forecast to become a hurricane on Monday as it tracks toward the Gulf Coast of Florida, on a path that is expected to impact a wide central chunk of the state, including cities like Tampa and Orlando. Officials have placed communities under a range of severe weather … Read more
Two storms were intensifying Monday as the Atlantic hurricane season was getting into full swing. Tropical Storm Idalia was off the coast of Cuba on a potential track to come ashore as a major hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. At a Monday morning news conference, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told … Read more
Hurricane Hilary moved into Southern California as a tropical storm Sunday evening, bringing heavy rainfall after making its way up Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, where it made landfall late Sunday morning. The storm prompted officials at the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for most of Southern California, marking the first time a tropical … Read more
Hurricane Hilary, which was forecast to bring “catastrophic flooding” to parts of the southwestern U.S., has prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for Southern California for the first time in the region’s history. Hilary was downgraded Saturday from a Category 4 to a Category 1 hurricane. As of Saturday night, it was … Read more
Hurricane Hilary is expected to hit Southern California with heavy rainfall as early as this weekend after it makes its way up Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Forecasters said the storm is expected to produce 3 to 6 inches of rainfall, with maximum amounts of 10 inches, across portions of Baja California through Sunday night, with … Read more
Hurricane Hilary moves toward California Hurricane Hilary intensifies as it heads toward Southern California 01:38 A storm headed in the direction of Southern California became a hurricane and later strengthened to a Category 2 on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said in a public advisory. It is expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of the state … Read more