Hilary bashes West Coast with rains and flooding: live updates

by TheHill.com - 08/21/23 5:37 PM ET

Dorian Padilla sits in his car as he waits for a tow after it got stuck in the mud on a street Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Cathedral City, Calif. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing the potential for flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The remnants of Hurricane Hilary pummeled the West Coast on Monday, drenching cities and unleashing dangerous flooding.

Southern California was released from a flood watch by midday, but they remained in effect across several Western states stretching nearly the length of the coastline, from California to Washington, and more inland including Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Idaho, according to the National Weather Service.

While rainfall in Southern California was expected to diminish Monday, Hilary, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, has slammed the area.

“There’s no way in or out of Palm Springs and that’s the case for the majority of the Coachella Valley. We’re all stuck. Our major freeway, I-10, is also closed in both directions. This is a very extreme situation at the moment,” Palm Springs Mayor Grace Garner said Monday.

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