DALLAS —
Tropical Storm Hilary
As of late Sunday evening, Hilary continues to be a tropical storm over Southern California dropping extremely heavy rain and containing gusty winds.
The storm made landfall along Baja California Sunday afternoon.
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for much of Southern California. California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency for the area, as local residents prepare for the first tropical storm to sweep the coast since 1939.
The National Weather Service has extended Flood Watches from California to parts of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon.
Heavy rain is ongoing with additional rainfall amounts of 6in to 10in in some locations with widespread 1in to 3in across most of Southern California into Nevada and Arizona.
In addition to the potential for torrential rainfall flooding, Hilary could spur landslides/mudslides, tornadoes, waterspouts, and power outages. The storm will lose strength as it begins its trek toward the Pacific Northwest, however strong winds gusts could still result in property damages for residents who find themselves in Hiliary’s path.
Tracking the Tropics- More storms form in the Atlantic
Tropical activity continues in the Atlantic Ocean with multiple storms ongoing at the moment.
Tropical Storm Franklin has formed in the Caribbean west of the Lesser Antilles and south of Puerto Rico. It will move north likely over the island of Hispaniola this week as a tropical storm. It will then move out into the open Atlantic potentially intensifying into a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Emily is currently located about a thousand miles northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. As it stands now, Emily does not appear as a potential land threat, and could become a disorganized post tropical low by Tuesday.
Another Tropical Depression, #6, is east of the Lesser Antilles, but will likely fall apart heading into the workweek.
A disturbance currently located in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, just southwest of the Southern Florida coast, has approximately a 70% chance for storm development, according to the National Hurricane Center. The area of low pressure will continue to travel west across the Gulf of Mexico before heading into South Texas or northern Mexico. It may develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm before it makes landfall.
North Texas will most likely not benefit from the system’s precipitation, but south Texas, especially the Rio Grande Valley, could see beneficial rainfall.
