Parts of California and Arizona are at a heightened risk of flash flooding this weekend as Hurricane Priscilla shifts its path to the northeast. Newsweek reached out to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) by email for comment.

Hurricane Priscilla has intensified into a Category 2 storm off the west coast of Mexico and is expected to keep getting stronger, possibly into a Category 3 before starting to weaken.

Parts of Southern California, the desert southwest and northern Baja will get a taste of some tropical conditions as a hurricane brews in the Eastern Pacific.

The end of the week could feel different, with remnants of Priscilla poised to bring rain, wind and humidity to San Diego County.

Hurricane Priscilla is gaining strength in the Pacific Ocean, threatening coastal areas of southwest Mexico and possibly bringing heavy rain and gusts of wind to the region