Post-Tropical Storm Hilary pushes into Nevada after drenching Southern California

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After inundating Southern California from the coastlines to the desert resort of Palm Springs, Tropical Storm Hilary caused emergency services to rescue many individuals from swollen rivers.

By the early hours of Monday, the storm’s leftovers, which initially soaked Mexico’s dry Baja California peninsula and Tijuana, posed flooding threats to Nevada and reached as far north as Oregon and Idaho.

The locals of Southern California faced challenges like flooded roadways, mudslides, and fallen trees.

Maura Taura expressed relief when a giant three-story tree fell onto her daughter’s two cars but narrowly avoided their house in Los Angeles’ Sun Valley area.

Tropical Storm Hilary also brought rain that swamped roads and trapped vehicles in California and Mexico, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, and record-setting heat to a significant portion of the central U.S.

This storm is just the latest in a series of devastating weather and climate events across North America, including the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century on Maui, Hawaii, and Canada’s worst-ever fire season.

An unexpected 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Ojai, California, was another surprising incident, though it did not cause any significant damage or injuries.

After first making landfall 150 miles south of Ensenada in Baja California, where one person drowned, Hilary proceeded through Tijuana, impacting makeshift dwellings on hillsides near the U.S. border.

This was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, and it dumped rain that exceeded half the annual average in some areas, including over 3 inches in Palm Springs.

In a historical reference, a storm in September 1939 caused severe destruction in California, killing around 100 people.

Hilary was downgraded to a post-tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center early Monday, but life-threatening flooding continued to be a concern across the southwestern U.S.

Local authorities handled flash floods, rescues from rising water, and the evacuation of stranded vehicles, including pumping floodwaters from an emergency room in Rancho Mirage.

San Diego recorded its wettest day ever, with 1.82 inches of rain, surpassing a previous record from 1977.

School closures were announced in Los Angeles and San Diego, while emergency lines in Palm Springs were down, prompting authorities to instruct residents on alternative means of contacting emergency services.

As the weather cleared in California on Monday, warnings of flooding continued in the Mount Charleston area near Las Vegas, and northern regions faced record-breaking precipitation.

The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring an 80% chance of another tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, advising those in northern Mexico and Texas to be vigilant, as further alerts could be issued.

The report concludes with credits to the contributors, including reporters from various locations in the United States and Mexico.

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