Hurricane Hilary Weakens To A Category 2 Storm, But Forecasters Warn SoCal Tornadoes Are Possible

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Eiza González’s day wasn’t derailed because of a hurricane. The Mexican actress shared a video of herself getting tattooed at one of the best tattoo parlors in Los Angeles.Eiza González looks stunning in matching brown outfitMichelle Rodriguez and Eiza González display their basketball skills aboard a luxurious yachtGonzález shared a video of herself getting a new tattoo. She wore a tight blue top, some makeup and some jewelry.

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Hurricane Hilary has weakened into a Category 1 storm and is expected to be downgraded into a Tropical Storm by the time it hits the Los Angeles area later today.

Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for California as Hurricane Hilary approaches U.S. landfall.

Sophia Scorziello editor As Hurricane Hilary nears landfall in Los Angeles, weekend events from concerts to sports games are being postponed until further notice. The L.A. Galaxy vs.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large KABC-TV chief meteorologist Dallas Raines has been at ABC’s flagship Los Angeles station since 1984, so you’d think he’s seen everything he could ever see when it comes to Southern California weather. But Hurricane Hilary is a first, even for him, and he’s ready for it. “It’s really a crazy situation,” he tells Variety.

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Refresh for latest: Hurricane Hilary is expected to weaken by the time it hits Southern California at the tail end of this weekend, but the National Weather Service on Friday issued a Tropical Storm Watch, the first ever in the region. Flash flooding and high winds possible across L.A., Ventura and even Santa Barbara counties as Hilary makes landfall near San Diego on Sunday, with the main impacts expected Sunday and Monday.

WGA and SAG-AFTRA pickets have been canceled in Los Angeles on Monday, August 21 due to Hurricane Hilary.

Hilary Duff is already being flooded… with jokes.The unique spelling of the hurricane — which increased to a Category 4 on Friday morning — means Duff is one of the rare «Hilarys» who shares her exact first name with the worrisome storm, a fact she lamented on her Instagram Story on Thursday.«I've gotten so many texts, it's like my birthday,» she wrote. «They couldn't have gone with two Ls?»It doesn't help, of course, that one of Duff's most popular singles, 2003's «Come Clean,» features the chorus, «Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams / Let it wash away my sanity / 'Cause I wanna feel the thunder, I wanna scream / Let the rain fall down, I'm coming clean.»Duff's husband, Matthew Koma, even got in on the joke, taking to TikTok to share a video of himself in the couple's kitchen.«Hey, so I've been living in the eye of Hurricane Hilary for a couple years now, and I just wanted to hop on here and show you guys what it's like,» he teased, as his wife fired back some Category 5 side-eye.Hurricane Hilary is expected to reduce in intensity by the time it makes landfall, however, it still could potentially be the first tropical storm to hit Southern California since September 1939 — in which a tropical storm hit Long Beach, causing dozens of fatalities.

Los Angeles is preparing for a historic weather event as Hurricane Hilary makes its way to land.

Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California is bracing for a potentially historic weather event this weekend as Hurricane Hilary barrels up the Mexico coast. The National Weather Service today issued the first-ever tropical storm watch for the region from San Diego northward through L.A. and Ventura counties as Hilary threatens to strengthen into a walloping Category 5 storm.