Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roadways as the massive system marched northward Monday, prompting flood watches and warnings in more than a half dozen states.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami downgraded Hilary to a post-tropical storm Monday morning, but warned that "continued life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding" was expected over portions of the southwestern U.S., along with record-breaking rainfall. There was the potential of flooding in states as far north as Oregon and Idaho. Remnants of the storm were expected to linger at least through Tuesday morning.
"I'm sure they're still terrified," Flanigan said, adding that the mom and boy had gone to stay with relatives. "Removal crews came this morning and took off the branches, and it was very unnerving. Oh my gosh, what could have happened." The storm dropped more than half an average year's worth of rain on some areas, including Palm Springs, which saw more than 3 inches of rain by Sunday evening, shattering the previous record of 0.21 inches.
The water rose knee-high in a homeless encampment along the rising San Diego River where fire officials rescued 13 people. Farther north, crews pumped floodwaters out of the emergency room at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. The centre of Hilary passed over downtown Los Angeles at 7 p.m. Sunday, according to the regional weather office, which called it "a day for the ages" in Southern California.
As Hilary moved east into the neighbouring state of Nevada, flooding was reported, power was out and a boil-water order for about 400 households was issued in the Mount Charleston area, about 40 miles west of Las Vegas.
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