"Hurricane Hilary Threatens California with Historic Rain and Flooding, Agriculture Community Braces"

Hurricane Hilary, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to weaken into a tropical storm as it approaches the coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and crosses into Southern California, prompting California's first-ever tropical storm warning. The Southwest region, including parts of California, Nevada, and Arizona, is bracing for heavy rainfall and potentially catastrophic flooding, with some areas expected to receive more than a year's worth of rain. Preparations are underway, including the deployment of National Guard troops and positioning of FEMA personnel and supplies. If Hilary makes landfall in California as a tropical storm, it would be the first such storm to do so in nearly 84 years.