Hurricane takes massive turn toward California as major city prepares

Shopping Ends Tonight: Amazon’s Big Deal Days end in hours — SHOP FINAL DEALS Hurricane Rachel has taken a sharp turn toward Southern California and forecasters say it could arrive early Sunday as a weaker, post-tropical storm.

The current forecast shows it coming ashore about 100 miles south of San Diego, but the path could shift as far north as Orange County.

Residents in Southern California and the desert communities should start watching for updates , forecasters said.

The National Weather Service says a large weather system moving in from the northwest will push Rachel off course.

This will cause Rachel to slow down and then turn and accelerate toward Baja California and southern California,” the agency said in its latest advisory.