News Category 4 hurricane Hilary headed for California as SoCal sees first tropical storm watch August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Anthony Robledo and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Comments Off on Category 4 hurricane Hilary headed for California as SoCal sees first tropical storm watch For the first time ever, parts of Southern California are under a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Hilary nears.