For the first time in 25 years, a hurricane is approaching California: why it will not save from the heat, but only aggravate it

More extreme weather is forecast for Southern California this week as Hurricane Kei, which rages in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, comes perilously close to the state. Writes about it CNN.

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As it moves north, it can bring heavy rains and the threat of flash floods. The hurricane will not be an escape from extreme heat in California - its winds can raise temperatures in some places.

Hurricane Key is forecast to move north, parallel to the Baja California peninsula. It will then turn west, away from the coast, in close proximity to the US-Mexico border. But Kay will still come closest to any hurricane in the last 25 years. Before that, only Hurricane Nora came so close in 1997.

Kay is expected to maintain hurricane strength until it is about 250 miles (402 km) from San Diego, which has happened to only four other storms since 1950, according to the National Weather Service.

But the elements, said San Diego meteorologist Brandt Maxwell, do not have to be strong "for this to be a serious problem for Southern California."

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Forecasters warn that the storm could exacerbate extreme heat in the region rather than alleviate it.

Wind gusts will reach speeds of more than 60 miles (96,5 km) per hour, and these winds will come from the east, which means they will warm coastal cities. This will become similar to the Santa Ana wind phenomenon that usually occurs in autumn and winter.

"We don't call it Santa Ana winds, but they will have their characteristics as they start to move through canyons and sloping terrain," Maxwell said.

Warm dry winds from the east will increase the risk of fire in the region. And on September 9, temperatures can reach 100 degrees (+37,7 Celsius) in coastal areas of San Diego and Orange counties.

“This happened in 1984, when Category 1 Hurricane Marie approached southwest of San Diego County and caused temperatures in San Diego to rise to 100 degrees (+37,7 Celsius),” the meteorologist emphasized.

The relentless heatwave will end "suddenly and unusually" late on September 9 as the storm's cloud cover and precipitation move into the region, dropping temperatures sharply but creating new hazards.

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Although the southwest is mired in a multi-year mega-drought, rain from a hurricane can pose a serious flood threat.

“Confidence that heavy rains will fall in Southern California, Arizona, and eventually central California and Nevada on September 10 is growing rapidly,” forecasters at the Weather Prediction Center said.

The eastern slopes near the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountain ranges can see the heaviest rainfall, up to 4 inches (10,16 cm).

Precipitation is desperately needed in dry Southern California, but this high amount of rainfall in a short period of time can cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly.

“It can’t be good when too much rain falls at once,” the Prediction Center said in a statement. “So the potential for flash floods is increasing rapidly overall.”

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