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An evacuation advisory for the tourist destination of Santa Catalina Island, 23 miles (37 kilometers) off the Southern California coast, urged residents and beachgoers to leave.

Hurricane Hilary roared toward Mexicos Baja California peninsula late Saturday as a downgraded but still dangerous Category 2 hurricane thats likely to bring catastrophic flooding to the region and cross into the southwest U.S. as a tropical storm.

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary moved closer to the coast of Mexico early Sunday on a continued path to the Baja California<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/hilary-weakens-to-category-1-hurricane-as-storm-moves-within-striking-distance-of-mexican-peninsula/">Read More</a>

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexicos Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday.

Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula

Hilary is hurtling toward Mexicos Baja California peninsula as a Category 1 hurricane and is expected to hit California as a tropical storm.

Some parts of Mexico and California could see a year’s worth of rain and flash flooding as Category 2 hurricane approaches

The storm is expected to enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

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.

Rain could fall up to 3 inches an hour across the desert and mountains surrounding the Coachella Valley and beyond on Sunday.