Monday’s Top of the Scroll: Hilary leaves massive flooding, mudslides, upheaval across Southern California
In the wake of Hilary’s lashing of Southern California, the region awoke Monday to lingering damage from the historic storm.The first tropical storm to hit Los Angeles in 84 years dumped record rainfall and turned streets into muddy, debris-swollen rivers; downed trees and knocked out power for thousands of residents; and closed schools across the Southland. Hilary was downgraded to a post-tropical storm early Monday, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. But even in its weakened state, it was still predicted to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” to parts of the southwestern U.S., the center said.
Related articles:
- The Associated Press: Post-Tropical Storm Hilary pushes into Nevada after drenching Southern California
- Washington Post: Hilary lashes wide swaths of California, Nevada with flooding, mudslides
- SF Gate: Hurricane Hilary could threaten crops, agriculture in the Central Valley
- New York Times: In Palm Springs, Where Rain Is Rare, Residents Brace for Hilary’s Downpour
- CNN: ‘We’re not built for this.’ Tropical Storm Hilary batters California with powerful winds and rain and threatens catastrophic floods
- KPBS – San Diego: Live blog - Tropical Storm Hilary in San Diego County, Baja California
- KLAS – Las Vegas: Will Tropical Storm Hilary raise Lake Mead water levels?
