Fast and strong flash floods ripped through Cathedral City, just outside of Palm Springs, where roads were covered in water and cars abandoned. Watch video here.
Fast and strong flash floods ripped through Cathedral City, just outside of Palm Springs, where roads were covered in water and cars abandoned.Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone that's still threatening deadly flooding and powerful gusts across much of the Southwest US as it's turned streets into raging rivers, forced some residents to flee and left others in need of rescue.
Strong and gusty winds are due to persist Monday across portions of the Western US, particularly in and near areas of higher terrain. Coastal tropical storm warnings have been discontinued. Flooding, mudslides and downed trees and wires are widely reported across Southern California. At least nine people were rescued Sunday in a San Diego riverbed, San Diego Fire-Rescue said, with water rescues also reported in Ventura County and Palm Springs.
Residents of the Serrano Square neighborhood in San Bernardino County's Yucaipa were ordered to evacuate Sunday night, while those in the community of Forest Falls and on Oak Glen Road were told to shelter in place as mud and debris blocked a nearby roadway. The storm led to other disruptions across Southern California, with many parks, beaches and other locations closed as officials called on residents to stay indoors.
Death Valley saw triple its average August rainfall in just a few hours Sunday morning. Nearly a month's worth of rain fell in one hour on Sunday. It normally receives an average of 0.21 inches of rain the entire month of August, but the Furnace Creek observation site reported 0.63 inches since Sunday morning.
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