Hurricane Hilary was downgraded to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds at 110 mph Saturday evening as it made its way up Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

Hilary peaked as a powerful Category 4 on Thursday night and began to weaken as she reached cooler waters.

For the first time ever Southern California is under a Tropical Storm warning.

Southern California is bracing for impact.

San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and local mountains are bracing for gusty winds (70 mph) and flooding.

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Residents on Catalina Island were told to evacuate on Saturday before the storm made landfall in the US.

Portions of inland Southern California were already hit with thunderstorms and strong winds on Saturday.

Coastal areas of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego Counties are anticipating 2-4 inches of rain.

Mountains and low deserts may get up to 10 inches of rain.

Residents are on alert for flash flooding, mudslides, damaging winds, and high surf.

AccuWeather reported:

Hilary was making its presence felt in Southern California at the beginning of the weekend despite steadily losing wind intensity off the coast of Baja California. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that impacts from Hilary are likely to be highly disruptive, damaging and dangerous as the storm flings copious amounts of moisture northward into early week.

AccuWeather meteorologists are concerned that a life-threatening flooding disaster may unfold in some of the desert areas and mountains in Southern California to southern Nevada, where more than a year’s worth of rain could fall.

“The impact from Hilary has the potential to be an extraordinary event, one that is rare and unprecedented,” AccuWeather Director of Forecasting Operations Dan DePodwin said.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency for Southern California on Saturday.

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said that she would consider being Trump’s VP if he asked her to be his running mate, during a recent appearance on the Sean Hannity show.

She also said that she would work hard to help Trump be successful if he is reelected.

Noem would be a solid choice as a Republican vice presidential candidate. She has been an extremely effective governor for her state.

FOX News reports:

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she’d consider Trump’s veep spot if asked

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem said Thursday she would, if asked, consider becoming former President Donald Trump’s running mate in 2024.

Noem told Fox News that anyone asked to be the potential next vice president should seriously consider offering such a service to their country.

Host Sean Hannity pressed Noem on the subject, noting she had in the past demurred on questions about potentially running for president given her popularity.

“This is a different question. And I will tell you that, of course, I would consider it,” she said.

“Our country is breaking right in front of our very eyes today, and everybody should be a part of putting it back on its foundation. And if President Trump is going to be back in the White House, I’d do all I can to help him be successful.”…

“I think we all should get up every single day and do what we can to protect this greatest experiment in history. Our founders gave us an incredible gift. Let’s not drop the ball on our watch.”

Here’s the video:

@KristiNoem Says She’d ‘Consider’ VP Position if Trump Asked Her pic.twitter.com/YWaqyICM3e

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 18, 2023

The country would look very different right now if we were trying to make it look more like South Dakota and less like New York and California.

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