Punishing downpours continued to slam Southern California on Monday after Tropical Storm Hilary – the weakened-but-still-potent remains of what had been a hurricane – made landfall Sunday in Southern California, prompting downpours and flooding. Summed up the National Weather Service in Los Angeles, "All rainfall daily records have been broken."
Those totals rainfall prompted a flash flood warning that flashed across phone screens from Malibu to Pomona in the west and east and from Lancaster to Inglewood, north to south.
In some areas, it wasn't just a warning.
There were more than a dozen reports of flooding across the city, with the Los Angeles River swollen and more than 5,000 Department of Water and Power customers had lost electricity. Boyle Heights and Hollywood were among the hardest-hit areas with outages. Videos posted online showed the Melrose area inundated.
But Palm Springs and San Bernardino got the worst of it. Palm Springs and areas to the east of Los Angeles were hit especially hard. Mt. San Jacinto, which towers over the Coachella Valley to its west at nearly 11,000 feet, had clocked 10.17 inches of rain by Sunday evening. Of course, much of that rain ran off the mountain, putting portions of Cathedral City underwater. Multiple roads in the area were washed out and Palm Springs 911 phone service went down, due in part to the surge of calls.
Water also rolled toward Palm Springs from the north, as a flash flood hit the Whitewater wash that runs beneath the 10 Freeway. That freeway was closed this morning at Bob Hope Drive due to major flooding. >>>Rainfall Totals, Video
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Mon - President & First Lady visit Maui
Wed - First GOP debate; Ashoka premieres on Disney+
Fri - Deadline for Trump to be booked in GA election fraud case
Sun - The Streamy Awards |
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Eyes Wide Open - Hurricane Hilary, seen here as a Cat 4 storm, had Angelenos watching local weather forecasts and checking social media this weekend. |
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