(CNN) — Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday proclaimed a state of emergency Saturday for a large portion of Southern California, as the state prepares for a historic hurricane expected to cause…
proclaimed a state of emergency
Residents in the Southwest are bracing for “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” as the system is expected to pummel the region as a rare tropical storm, with the harshest impacts expected on Sunday into Monday. The Southwest is forecast to see heavy rainfall through early next week – with the most intense conditions on Sunday into Monday – as Hilary approaches.
“Preparations for the impacts of flooding from rainfall should be completed as soon as possible, as heavy rain will increase ahead of the center on Saturday,” the hurricane centerThe center of the storm is expected to hit San Diego Sunday afternoon, sometime between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., executive director of the city’s Office of Emergency Services Chris Heiser said at a Sunday news conference. “This is a large storm with a huge footprint and unlike what we usually see in San Diego,” he said.
President Joe Biden said in a Friday news conference the Federal Emergency Management Agency has preemptively positioned personnel and supplies to respond in Southern California or other parts of the region, if needed.If Hilary makes landfall in California as a tropical storm, it would be the first such storm to do so in the state in nearly 84 years, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The state operation center is activated 24/7 to coordinate response operations and take resource requests across the southern part of the state to “ensure that no needs are unmet in their areas,” Ward said.
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