Meteorologists have revised their classification of Hurricane Hilary, initially believed to have hit Southern California (SoCal) as a tropical storm in the 2023 storm season. After a detailed review, it has been determined that Hilary had been downgraded to a remnant low before making landfall in SoCal. Despite this downgrade, the impact of the storm was significant, with experts highlighting that it was an unprecedented event fueled by climate change and intensified by El Niño conditions. This revelation has prompted discussions on the real effects of such weather phenomena, regardless of their technical classification.
Regardless of not being a Tropical Storm in California, Hilary was still an unprecedented "climate change-fueled disaster" juiced up by El Niño. https://t.co/ZYmFMdQHxN
Post-season update: Hilary has been downgraded from a Tropical Storm to a remnant low before the center crossed into California. https://t.co/Z3rcnptvsN https://t.co/ycmBMyBBe8
Despite the hype and as it turns out, no "Hurricane Hilary" hit Southern California last August. https://t.co/gmbgW0hyZi https://t.co/rLaVdfrx25
Sorry, SoCal: Remember bragging about surviving Tropical Storm Hilary? Why that 2023 tropical storm... wasn't. Now on ABC7 https://t.co/z2qan6dYET
Hurricane Hilary was not a tropical storm when it entered California, yet it had the same impact, study shows https://t.co/RLKQPo2MNA
Remember Hurricane Hilary? Forecasters believed the 2023 storm hit SoCal as a tropical storm. But after further review, meteorologists now believe Hilary lost tropical storm status before entering SoCal. Why it didn't make the storm any less dangerous. This morning at 6 from ABC7 https://t.co/IBuBcdaXC8