Exact time tropical cyclone Hilary will hit with 130mph winds & torrential rain
A massive tropical storm threatens to bring pummelling rain, 130mph winds and torrential floods as it morphs into a powerful hurricane.
Storm Hilary could be on the way to parts of Southern California as Americans in the state have been warned to prepare for rainfall.
An advisory bulletin posted at 3am Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) from the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in Miami, Florida, warned: "Hilary forecast to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane very soon... Tropical storm watch issued for the southern portion of Baja California Sur."
Hilary could reach Category 4 hurricane strength with the possibility of up to 130mph winds. The NHC said the Hilary is moving northward and and "rapid strengthening is forecast." This was before the storm was upgraded to a hurricane earlier today.
It was previously expected to become a major hurricane by Friday and perhaps skim the sparsely populated western edge of the Baja coast. The hurricane centre said it could survive briefly as a tropical storm and cross the US border.
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The tropical storm force wind speed predictions (NOAA)According to an earlier report, hurricane-force winds are currently being felt up to 70 miles from the centre of the storm, with tropical-storm-force winds up to 275 miles away.
So when will Hurricane Hilary hit?
When will Hurricane Hilary hit?
A forecasting map by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed that Hilary is due to make landfall in the US at around 1pm on Monday, but rainfall could arrive as early as Saturday. The worst of Hilary's impact is forecast that day, but the course of the hurricane and its strength could change in the intermittent period.
Hilary could take a path towards California (NOAA)Early this morning, the storm was around 550 miles away from the Mexican coast with sustained wind speeds of around 85mph.
Where will Storm Hilary hit?
It's believed Hilary could top out at least at a Category 3 intensity in the next few days, expected to peak on Saturday with 120mph winds. However, it's thought it will likely weaken as it passes over the Baja Peninsula in Mexico on Saturday.
Satellite image shows Hurricane Hilary off the Pacific coast of Mexico (AP)Southern California could see two to four inches of rain and in southern Nevada from Saturday, but up to six inches could also be possible, increasing the potential for flooding.
There could be a further one to two inches of rain in areas of central California, northern Nevada and Arizona. The area affected by heavy rainfall may include the stretch between San Diego, California and Yuma, Arizona. An area between Bakersfield, California and Tucson, Arizona could also see rain.
Hilary was upgraded to hurricane status earlier today (David Guzman/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)“Rainfall impacts from Hilary within the Southwestern United States are expected to peak this weekend into Monday,” the NHC said in a report. “Flash, urban, and arroyo flooding is possible with the potential for significant impacts.”
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