For the first time in more than 80 years, Southern California is cleaning up for a tropical storm.
Desert cities saw heavy flooding, mudflows, sinkholes and shattered rain records after Tropical Storm Hilary rolled through. San Diego on Sunday saw 1.82 inches of rain, its wettest day on record, and Palm Springs recorded 3.18 inches of rain Sunday, which not only made for the wettest summer day the city has ever had but was also the record for the most rain in a single day, according to the National Weather Service.
The system had weakened and was making it way north and east. Idaho could see potential thunderstorms and localized torrential rains Tuesday from what’s left of Hilary, said Jackson Macfarlane, a meteorologist with the weather service in Boise, Idaho.
No storm-related deaths were reported in California, but there were dozens of rescues Monday in Cathedral City.
What to know about the storm
- Hilary was downgraded to a post-tropical storm this morning, but "locally catastrophic flooding" was possible, weather officials said.
- The system has the potential to bring flooding to states as far north as Oregon and Idaho.
- Remnants of the storm were expected to linger at least through tomorrow morning.
- The storm made history as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.
- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake also shook Southern California yesterday, but residents and local officials reported no significant damage.
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