A worker from the Coachella Valley Water Department is seen surveying the debris that washed across a road in Rancho Mirage, California, after heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary. This storm, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in over 80 years, brought record-breaking rainfall to the region. Although Hilary is now dissipating as it moves on to Nevada, millions of California residents were under flood risk warnings. Thousands of homes and businesses lost power, and major school districts were shut down. The storm dropped up to 7 inches of rain in certain mountain areas and up to 4 inches in lower-lying regions as it moved across California. The National Weather Service Los Angeles stated that the storm broke virtually all rainfall daily records. Downtown Los Angeles set a record rainfall of 2.48 inches, surpassing the previous record set in 1906. Early Monday, the storm was reclassified as a post-tropical cyclone and is projected to move north through Nevada, still posing flood risks. However, the damage seems to be less severe than initially anticipated, thanks in part to the public heeding the warning and staying home. Emergency responders did need to rescue and evacuate several people, including those living in a mobile home park in the Coachella Valley and a homeless encampment along the San Diego River. While California has not reported any storm-related fatalities as of Monday morning, Mexican authorities have linked one death to the storm. Some cities lost 911 access and schools were closed due to storm damage. Additionally, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Southern California as rain fell. As the hurricane season progresses, experts predict the likelihood of more tropical storms, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting an above-average hurricane season with 14 to 21 named storms and six to 11 hurricanes. The warming ocean water caused by natural climate patterns and human-induced climate change is contributing to more powerful and larger hurricanes.
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