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Hurricane Hilary was a large and powerful Pacific hurricane in August 2023 that brought torrential rainfall and gusty winds to the Pacific Coast of Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula, and the Southwestern United States, resulting in widespread flooding and mudslides.
Hurricanes that affect California are mainly the remnants of hurricanes or tropical storms. In the twentieth century, only four eastern Pacific tropical cyclones have brought tropical storm-force winds to the Continental United States: the 1939 Long Beach Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm Joanne in 1972, Tropical Storm Kathleen in 1976, and Tropical Storm Nora in 1997.
The 2023 Pacific hurricane season was an active and destructive Pacific hurricane season. In the Eastern Pacific basin (east of 140°W ), 17 named storms formed; 10 of those became hurricanes, of which 8 strengthened into major hurricanes – double the seasonal average.
Some parts of Mexico and California could see a year’s worth of rain and flash flooding as Cateigry 3 hurricane approaches Hurricane Hilary live updates: Storm could bring ‘catastrophic ...
The 2023 Pacific hurricane season was a fairly active Pacific hurricane season. In the eastern Pacific basin (east of 140°W), 17 named storms formed; 10 of those became hurricanes, and 8 further intensified into major hurricanes (category 3 or higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale).
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Hurricane warnings were issued Tuesday for a wide stretch of Florida’s Gulf Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Helene’s anticipated landfall as a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said.
Hurricane Norma, October 2023. September 9, 2021: Hurricane Olaf made landfall in the Baja California Sur as a Category 2 hurricane. [124] [125] September 8, 2022: Hurricane Kay made landfall along the Vizcaíno Peninsula with 75 mph (120 km/h) winds, [126] then weakened to a tropical storm, before moving back over the ocean. [127]