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Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka witfield. A Major Hurricane is barreling toward the southwestern u. S. Hurricane hilary has weakened to a category 3 as it hammers mexico with strong winds and high waves. Forecasters warn it could dump more than a years worth of rain across california, nevada and arizona in a short amount of time. The threat is so severe in the golden state that a Tropical Storm warning has been issued for the First Time Ever there. Cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar is tracking the conditions. A years worth of rain in a short amount of time, how are they going to handle that . That is the big concern, because especially in the desert areas that ground is not able to absorb it very quickly, so a lot of it becomes ....
California and western arizona and even into extreme southern nevada. you re starting to see heavier rain bands slide in and some thunderstorms as well. this is just expected to continue to get heavier as we go through the rest of the day and the evening as that storm continues to slide north. further weakening is expected because it s heading into cooler waters. by the time it crosses into california, it s expected to be a tropical storm. the main concern is the rainfall. heaviest rain begins tonight continuing through all day sunday. we see it retreat by the latter half of monday. you re talking 48 hours of moderate to heavy rainfall at times. that s why you ve got that risk for excessive rainfall here. the target point being this pink area. ....