The Southwest United States and parts of Mexico are preparing for the unprecedented landfall of Hurricane Hilary this weekend, as the storm prepares to batter the West Coast in an almost unheard-of event.
The hurricane, which is currently listed as a Category 2 storm, is expected to make landfall on Saturday night near the Baja California coast. Hilary is expected to still be a hurricane at that time, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), but will likely continue to dissipate as it moves inland.
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