Hurricane Priscilla to descend on these 6 states as it makes a sharp detour
The National Hurricane Center reports that the Category 2 storm is expected to shift northwards, making landfall on Thursday
A hurricane is barreling its way through the Pacific, with its sights set on the United States.
Hurricane Priscilla’s pathway through the Pacific Ocean has pivoted, with meteorologists saying that southwestern states could see storms and nearly a month’s worth of rain in a few days.
The National Hurricane Center reports that the Category 2 storm is expected to shift northwards, making landfall on Thursday.
The hurricane will likely surge over Mexico, and reach Southern California, and Arizona before it begins to weaken. Several other southwestern states including New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada have been warned to expect thunderstorms and flash floods accumulating up to four inches of rain beginning tomorrow and lasting through Sunday.
READ MORE: Donald Trump issued brutal blow as all the president's lies listed by CNN reporterREAD MORE: Barron Trump's staggering height shattered his dream career, says brother EricThe National Hurricane Center uses a “cone of uncertainty” to show the likely path of hurricanes such as Priscilla on maps with a cone widening to cover the areas where the storm could go over the next three to five days. Their latest cone shows that the Category 2 storm's path is expected to shift.
AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva noted that Priscilla's impact on Arizona could be particularly severe on Thursday night, with heavy rain and flooding forecasted throughout the state, The Daily Mail reports.
"There is a growing risk that tropical moisture can bring heavy rain and some flooding into the Southwest Thursday night into the weekend," DaSilva said.
Priscilla has already hammered parts of Mexico, including the major tourist destination Cabo San Lucas, which welcomes more than three million US tourists each year.
Pacific hurricane season ends in two months, making Priscilla the 16th named storm and ninth to be a hurricane.
More inclement weather to come
The raging weather events in the Pacific don’t end with Priscilla.
National Hurricane Center forecasters said there is an 80% chance of a tropical wave currently near the southern tip of Mexico becoming the next Pacific storm, named Raymond, reports The Daily Mail.
Raymond could dump another round of rain into the region, extending into next week.
AccuWeather reports that moisture from this new storm may also be directed northward later in the weekend and early next week.
AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said, 'The next storm that may develop behind Priscilla, and some of Priscilla's moisture, is likely to result in several days of locally heavy showers and thunderstorms.”
This could result in two to four inches of rainfall across parts of Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. The heaviest rainfall will likely occur in higher elevations, where the terrain enhances moisture release from the atmosphere, AccuWeather reports.
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