Residents of Southern California are being urged to prepare as torrential rains, flooding and landslides caused by Hurricane Hilary are expected to impact the West Coast and Southwest through the weekend.
The National Weather Center in Miami said in the most recent advisory at 12 a.m. that the maximum sustained wind speed was 85 mph, down from 90 mph hours earlier. The storm was about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, and 450 miles (720 kilometers) from San Diego, California.
