The emergency decree will enable the government to direct funds to handle the situation. Some flooding has been reported on the central coast and in the east.

The Gulf of Mexico, known for its warm waters, is currently under scrutiny for potential tropical activity.

The storm currently has sustained maximum winds of about 80 miles per hour and is expected to become a major category 3 hurricane by Tuesday, according to national forecasters.

Hurricane Lee is expected to make landfall in Canada this weekend while also bringing tropical storm conditions and flooding to parts of New England. Some flights and cruises in these areas are already being affected Friday as the storm barrels up the Atlantic coast.

Forecasters said Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing floods, mudslides, high winds, power outages and the potential for isolated tornadoes.

Almost all of Southern California is facing a moderate flash flood risk, with the warning extending into the eastern Central Valley, parts of western Arizona and around Las Vegas.

A near-normal season has 4 or 5 tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclones include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes. The Central Pacific hurricane season began on June 1 and runs through November 30.

The storm’s center was about 5 miles (10 kilometers) east of St. Vincent just before midnight and moving westward at 18 mph (30 kph). Its maximum sustained winds had weakened a bit to 60 mph (95 kph).

As the hurricane season begins, challenging weather conditions could become problematic, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall.

The centre has classified the current state in the Arabian Sea as a “tropical storm” near the Indian-Pakistani coasts, located at latitude 23.5 north and longitude 69.9 east.