Hurricane Priscilla continues to pick up strength in the Pacific Ocean, with its outer bands expected to affect the southern Baja California peninsula starting Tuesday, Oct. 7. The hurricane center said in an Oct.

Michael Lowry, a Miami-based hurricane specialist, said La Niña tends to bring its greatest impacts to the western half of the Atlantic, including the Gulf and Caribbean Sea. He said those regions are already seeing the lessened wind shear and other conditions characteristic of La Niña.

Hurricane Priscilla has begun weakening in the Pacific Ocean but is still expected to bring heavy rainfall to portions of the southwestern U.S.

Hurricane Priscilla is lashing western Mexico with heavy rain, strong winds, and rough surf. The National Hurricane Center says a tropical storm watch has been issued for Baja California Sur from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lazaro.

There will be a chance for rainfall and thunderstorms across Southern California Thursday, Friday and Saturday as remnants from a hurricane in the eastern Pacific move north. The most significant storms,

The ailing storm will combine with another storm system to create a prolonged rainfall event in some of the driest areas of the US.

Meteorologists say La Nina has arrived, bringing cooler weather patterns worldwide. This natural phenomenon often leads to a more intense Atlantic hurricane season.