Hurricane Hilary Live Updates: Southern California braces for extra floods as tropical storm soaks area from coast to abandon

Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts Sunday night, prompting rescues from swollen rivers and forcing among the nation’s largest college districts to cancel Monday lessons. Millions braced for extra flooding and mudslides, even because the storm started to weaken.

The first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, Hilary dropped greater than half a median yr’s price of rain on some mountain and desert areas, together with the desert resort metropolis of Palm Springs, which noticed almost 3 inches of rain by Sunday night.

Forecasters warned of harmful flash floods throughout Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, and fireplace officers rescued 13 folks from knee-deep water in a homeless encampment alongside the rising San Diego River. Meanwhile, rain and particles washed out some roadways and folks left their automobiles stranded in standing water. Crews pumped floodwaters out of the emergency room at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage.

(AP)