Hurricane Hilary has gained strength in recent years and has upgraded to Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale as it moves over Pacific waters off Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Friday. .
With winds that can reach 230 km / h, the hurricane is in the second most dangerous level of the classification of these phenomena and the NHC admits that it could continue to gain strength “rapidly during the morning”.
Heading northwest towards the Baja California peninsula -where it should arrive this weekend-, the Meteorological Service of Mexico warns of the probability of heavy rains in the next few hours in nine states on the west coast of the country, in addition to the increase in the height of the waves.
The NHC even warns that flash floods and landslides may occur in much of the Baja California peninsula between the end of this Friday and next Sunday.
The wind should start to wreak havoc in the south of the territory, gradually moving north.
In North American territory, especially in the southwestern states, the consequences of the storm are expected to reach their peak on Monday, with flash floods, urban flooding and overflowing waterways.
Although it cannot yet determine exactly which places will be most affected by the wind, the NHC leaves a special alert for areas of mountainous terrain and admits that alerts may be issued for southern California by the end of this Friday.
States such as Jalisco and Colima, tourist destinations close to the hurricane’s projected trajectory, have reinforced security measures, according to the Milenio television channel.
Due to its geographical location, Mexico is hit annually by tropical cyclones, both on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, generally between May and November.
Source: TSF
