to palm springs. look at some of this video here. record-breaking rainfall, in what's typically, as we know, the driest month of the year. at one point, state emergency officials issued a tropical storm, earthquake, and tornado warning. all within an hour of each other. torrential rains turned roadways into rivers and sent trees crashing to the ground and into those power lines. thankfully, no major damage or injuries were reported or have been reported, at least not yet. the effects are being felt across southern california. nbc's climate reporter joins us from cathedral city near palm springs. chase. >> the storm is past and the sun out, we're getting a picture of how much damag ise here. we're to the east of palm springs and the south of the 10 freeway, this road is covered in inches if not feet of mud from the torrential rain that fell here yesterday. the 10 freeway, the major interstate between los angeles, palm springs, phoenix, about a 30-mile stretch of the 10 freeway is still clodse right now. traffic is at a standstill. her

the city of palm springs telling me they've already closed several major arteries.d out of palm springs that typically are some of the worst actors during any kind of rain event. to not only have people not drive through them we've got barricades in place and in some cases even police officers stationed at each end of those closures to tell people they are really not going to be safe driving through that road. but, of course, as you talk about people that were preparing now, of course, we are in the thick of it here as we're feeling the effects of tropical storm hilary and throughout the weekend it was about that preparation, and what you likely just saw was video of people filling their cars with sand bags as many as they could grab some were limited to about 10 per household but trying to protect their homes with those sand bags protect their families, their livelihoods there. from the potential of this flash-flooding. because all of this not only puddles up in this valley but as it accumulating in the mountains and starts to run down, that's where those washes th

a river of mud shut down this section of interstate 10 near palm springs. many drivers spent the night in their vehicles. while people assess the damage in cathedral city, the national guard is here to help people who still need rescuing. heavy rain flooded this mobile home park leaving damage in at least 60 homes. >> the water was rushing and it was deep and all the rocks. you're just very unstable. >> this flood, this was all water, like a lake all through here, the backyards, the side yards, but it happens so seldom, you know. i like the people and i like living here, but makes you wonder if maybe i'm living in the right place. >> reporter: hilary hit parts of nevada. water gushed through this casino parking lot in las vegas. in yuma, arizona, trees and power lines are down from the storm's 60-mile-an-hour winds. >> an 89-year-old circumstance, right? we won't live to see the next one. >> reporter: for others the aftermath of the rare storm brought some novel fun, opportunity to boogie board in a desert town. just here in cathedral city alone, the fire d

yeah... ♪ >>> the mayor of palm springs, california, says that access in and out of palm springs is blocked show you from hurricane hilary, and the system that was inundated with water that it was shooting out of manholes at one point. and we go to, mike, it is wild to see the water shooting out of the manholes, and what are you seeing and hearing as the sun is coming up? >> yeah, you know, kate, that picture of the images that are certainly crazy, but i think that we are all feeling, kate, a sense of the shared relief in san diego, and in the coastal communities up and down the pacific coast that we seem to have been spared from the brunt of the disaster, the brunt of the damage that is really belonging to the desert communities about 90 miles to the north and east. palm springs, the coachella valley, and even farther north to death valley and the nevada border, and what the pacific authorities are telling us is that they have the sense of the relief, because of the a, capricious winds the track of the storm, and the b, the sense of preparations, and the atmospheric rivers that we had earl

palm springs picked up almost 3 1/4. average rainfall for the entire year in palm springs is just over 4 1/2 inches. they almost got that in the space of about 48 hours. los angeles, almost 2 1/2 inches, just short of 2 inches of rainfall in san diego. some of the more exceptional amounts, almost a foot of rain in the mountains above palm springs and other amounts in at 6 to 8-inch range, which is just way too much water in a short amount of time, especially onto a landscape that is not equipped to absorb 10% of this amount of rain in such a short period of time. even death valley picked up over 2 1/4 inches of rain. hilary is now a post tropical storm, continues to move farther and farther to the north, still that moisture associated with it wrapping around and interacting with the remnants of a different tropical system, eugene, giving some scattered showers to the bay area, which has been obviously quite a bit lighter than they experienced in southern california. a lot of thunderstorms heading into the foothills of th

palm springs is one of the places hardest hit by hilary. she found one man whose suv started floating. you see it there after he drove into the flood water. at se point, the fire department couldn't get through because the water was so deep. >> it was not pretty. it was bad. the rains started flooding quickly, about mid afternoon yesterday. i have friends who sent me pictures of downed trees, and the damage has kind of been all over the place. >> she said it, damage all over the place. they're obviously going to need some help. i understand rescue crews in the rea also came to help. >> and there's a few, including the california tax force, the elite team includes firefighters from oakland. there's no shortage of things to help with down there too. the new video out today shows main roads and neighborhoods fully covered in mud. some palm springs residents say it's like quick sand, and impossible to drive or walk out of. one rapid response team from the south bay and peninsula is imperial county, marin county departments were sent to the cent

southwest airlines cancelling all flights in and out of palm springs through monday morning national parks closed, too, including death valley, joshua tree, and others across southern california, communities on edge, as the storm inches closer. >> priscilla is in palm springs where storm preps continue priscilla even the military is getting ready for a worst case scenario across the southwest. >> reporter: that's right, jose, as people here frantically fill sandbags, the national guard has been prepositioned in california and nevada along with high water rescue vehicles, and even the navy is moving their ships out of the san diego bay to prevent damage jose. >> priscilla thompson in palm springs. thank you. >>> let's get right to nbc meteorologist angie lassman who's tracking the storm angie, what's the latest >> jose, we have weakening from hurricane hilary as expected now down to a category 2 with 110 miles per hour wind. as we get into tomorrow, making landfall as a cat 1 storm, and a tropical storm as it threatens parts of southern california, bringing with it ample parts of rain

lausd and palm springs schools will be closed monday.overnor gavin newsom was declared a state of emergency with the storms spoke to just how rare this is. >> with all those rain bombs and atmospheric rivers, december, january, february, march, certainly interesting times. tornadoes, lightning strikes. calfire worried about wildfires. that is because of the wins and not just the tornadoes. i walk out of the oes office of emergency services in san bernardino and check my phone and learned about an earthquake. j.r.: we have live team coverage tracking the current path of hilary and the damage already done tonight. we will get to abc7 news reporter tim john standing by in a couple of minutes. let's get over to spencer christian tracking those conditions right now. spencer: things are changing in terms of where the storm is and which way is going as we speak. here's the latest. has moved north of los angeles right now and moving through the central valley up into the central sierra mountain range and just about ready to approach the state li

our nicole valdez live in palm springs. thank you. all right.ez with more on our local forecast here as well, which we're dealing with some very cloudy skies. yes cloudy skies all associated with the remnants, the remains of what was once a very powerful hurricane hillary. and just another note, there about the desert's remember, it's very arid and hard packed. the water had nowhere to go. and you put five inches of precipitation on top of that ground. you're going to have debris flows. you're going to have mudslides. and we'll continue to see some problematic areas around i-10 and also i-15 that reaches you through los angeles, into barstow, travels into vegas right now, only two lanes open there. we do have a layer of clouds overhead. we call it mostly cloudy. it's confirmed by a storm tracker combination of some low clouds along the coast and a combination of some mid and high level cloud stream coming in from the south. all because of this rotation off our immediate seashore. look how beautiful that is in a counterclockwise fashion that low

live from palm springs. bay area of sonoma county, getting a little bit of rain. you might be wondering what that bit of rain means for all those grapes. we sent john ramos to check on the wine crop. >> reporter: there is no doubt about it. this has been an unusual summer topped off by the first tropical storm in more than 80 years. through it all, the grapevines live on. they've seen it all before. the heavy overcast was just enough to take the edge off predicted 90-degree weather in st. helena. visitors to the winery didn't need the shade trees to stay cool. even this late in the summer. >> we have a few days that are incredibly hot. and then today, i'm thinking this is maybe a part of hurricane hilary from san diego. >> reporter: it's not a part of the storm front. that's much further east. but it could be influencing how gray and humid it is in august. light rain fell briefly. >> i actually had a few rain drops on my drive in this morning. >> reporter: the director of wine making at visa. he says from th

and palm springs, that's jason allen. thank you. >>> governor gavin newsom has declared a state of emergency. 4,000 chp officers have been moved to southern california along with 2,000 cal trans workers. first responders from alameda county and menlo park would help the storm victims. now all we need is a plague of locusts, while unwinding over the south land, hit with a magnitude 5.1 quake. and about 35 miles east of santa barbara. when i asked someone there if they could feel it pretty good, he said he could feel it in a throw-it-across-the-room kind of way. they've had nine aftershocks in the magnitude three range, and there has been some damage reported. that quake on top of the tropical storm and darren peck is going to talk about both. darren? >> reporter: just to overlay the context of that in relations to the heaviest bans are coming on shore because they almost overlapped. take a look at the map behind me where ojai is. and this also depicts where it was felt. everybody in l.a. felt this. most people felt it ligh

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this from palm springs along a major road there. san bernardino , riverside and los angeles counties like have all declared local emergencies and they are just hoping to access some additional funding to help with the cleanup and the rebuilding. all right, jana katsuyama live tonight in the newsroom for us. jana, thank you for that. and just a quick reminder here that you can always stay ahead of the heat with the ktvu weather app and any storm out there. it does have current conditions, live radar and an hour by hour forecast for your city. president biden and first lady jill biden touched down on maui today. they walk through the ruins of lahaina and spoke with survivors and first responders. mr. biden pledged to help rebuild west maui. he also promised more help for homeowners, businesses and nonprofits at least 114 people were killed by the fires, and more than 2000 buildings were destroyed 850 people are still missing. a group of kids from berkeley hosted a bake sale to raise money for fire victims on maui. the kids sold everyt

in palm springs for us tonight, that's jason allen. thank you. >>> so a tropical storm, a quake, and as for what's next, darren peck. >> we have a chance for some of that rain tomorrow. it's not going to be anything like what we just saw, but i'll get to that in minute. first, there's the earthquake from 241 this afternoon. ojai. small community that sits down in ventura county. pulling out for the wide view, you can see how widely felt it was. most in orange county said they felt it, but no real damage. but 2:41 in the afternoon for the earthquake? let's put hilary on top of it. 2:41 in the afternoon. just as some of the heavier rain bands were coming on. the timing is uncanny. of course, there's no relationship. but how fascinating to have the two come together. here's a little perspective on the rainfall so far we've seen. the numbers we're looking at are the records. those aren't the averages. just like here, it doesn't rain here in august much. doesn't rain in southern california either. the record for burbank for today's date was

the rain totals, palm springs jumped quite a bit. 2.58 inches, and san diego 1.6 and el centro .71, itends on where you are, we're seeing the desert areas that are typically the leeward side of the mountains getting all of the rain that is coachella to palm springs. these are some top rain totals today, coming out of california and nevada with top places 6 inches so far out of cali. mount laguna with 5 inches. 6 inches is a lot no matter where you. in florida sure they can handle it better but they would see flooding. we have a lot of concern into the night, this is the rain still to come. heading to tomorrow, many of you from south to north like san diego into l.a., by tomorrow morning, you should see the sun comeback out, it will feel like home again, but you have to get through the overnight there is potential some areas in northern los angeles county could pick un3 to 5 inches -- up 3 to 5 ins of rain, the rain will head from south to north. tropical storm hilary will continue to weaken it will take the moisture with it to nevada. to idaho and montana. this is working its way acros

el administrador de palm spring ha dicho que se han llevado a cabo 2 rescates uno una persona que fueretera cerradas existen 15 carreteras en la ciudad que han sido cerradas por el alto nivel de agua que se ha estado reportando. lo cierto que ante la poca lluvia que se ha reportado durante los pasados 30 a 45 minutos hemos visto unos aumento en el flujo vehicular y lamentablement esto es sumamente peligroso porque ya tarde en la noche se espera que mÁs episodios de lluvias pueden reportarse y poner en peligro a todos estos conductores <.> >>> el diluvio que se esperaba ya empieza a materia li zarse, varias zonas del desierto de california estÁn bajo estado de emergencia ante la subida de agua en zonas de alto riesgo por inundaciones los residentes de (nombre en inglÉs) estÁn preocupados >>> hicieron casas y nunca pensaron en que iba a llover algÚn dÍa y no dejaron suficientes lugares para que el agua deshague. >>> la atÍpica tormenta tropical hillary trae consigo la misma cantidad de lluvia que caerÍa en todo un aÑo (hablan en inglÉs) >>> servicio de emergencia s realizaron al menos 2

the southwest but for moving as far north as idaho one place that is expected to be hit is in palm springslifornia. fox weather correspondent nicole valdes there where it's a desert, about to get a potential deluge. nicole. hey eric while palm sprins could see anywhere from two to three inches of rain and that doesn't sound like much to some but here across coachella valley it could absolutely be catastrophic it only takes about a half an inch of rain to flood some of the major arteries in and out of this city and actually sweep away a car dpepgding on the low-lying road it's driving through. which is why you'll notice people are not taking the threat of now, tropical storm hilary lightly as i step out of the way here you'll notice there are still people despite the fact that it is already raining and has been all morning long. filling up grabbing as many sand bags as they can to rye to protect their home, of course, their lives from those potentially dangerous flood waters. now, obviously, that sand is more saturated than some would like at this pongt as we expect hilary to really start t

in palm spring, take a look at this.t a full year's worth of rain in 24 hours, and far from the only broken record. los angeles recorded the ra rainiest day in years. and kyung lah is in san diego joining us now. and kyung, that is a mess there. >> yes, this is, kate. on this street, at least, this road did floodover overnight. and there were people rescued because they were driving around the barriers, and what they were doing today in san diego is trying to mop up a little bit, and this, the city says, it is really not that bad considering how historic in nature this storm was, because it is unheard of to have this type of weather. as you were talking about some of the statistics, in san diego, this was the first time that, this is the most rain they got in 170 years, and the first time in los angeles that there were any measurable rain on august 20th. it was in cathedral city and in palm springs, and in the entire area to the north and west of us that saw the heaviest impacts, and flooding in the streets and rescues o

in palm springs with more. >> we are really starting to feel the effects of hillary here in palm springs. we see the amount of rainfall and we are also feeling the wind increasing as well. what we have noticed is that the water is turning ahead and starting to go down the street. this is a major thoroughfare in and out of palm springs and we will take you out to interstate 10. and what i have been doing as i have been standing here, is watch them rolling downhill, and that is the reason why they have closed off the road. because of the fact that this is a road that they know, and prone to flooding and they don't want anyone on this road right now. and into the evening, as we can see more effects of hillary, but we already starting to see mudslides and already starting to see some of the cascading with not a full on mudslide but happening off of some of the highways and this is why they are asking people to stay home. many of us getting alerts on our phones now. since we are all based in los angeles, telling us to be aware of localized flooding within l.a. county as well. at over all. and

at least one person had to be rescued in palm springs. and those emergency calls just kept on coming. on top of that, we are talking about mud slides in places like right wood, california and even palmdale county. the i 10 also shut down in both directions near cathedral city. where we are getting reports of major flash flooding and seeing some new video coming out of those areas. several drivers telling us some had to abandon their cars. wait a very long time for help as we mentioned 911 lines still down at this point this morning. the hospital that i mentioned says overworked pumps were the main reason why they started to see water really come in sunday afternoon. they now have sandbags positioned outside. so administrative offices here at eisenhower's main campus. the problems continue we know many flights in and out of the palm springs international airport have either been delayed or canceled. really it's going to be a domino effect this morning. and really no telling how long until that water really begins to recede, guys. >> i'm lo

is the position right now, moving northward of the san diego area, pounding palm springs -- palm springs and a huge portion of the central part of southern california with soaking, drenching rain as it continues its progress north during the evening hours, by 11:00 tonight, it's likely to have crossed over the border into western nevada, taking with it the flooding rains that it has produced already, and by 11:00 p.m. tomorrow, it will be moving farther north into parts of southeastern oregon and southwestern idaho. the excessive rainfall from the storm you can see in san diego and areas around it expecting to see 7-10 inches of rainfall, all the way into southern nevada, receiving 3-5 inches of rain. the rain output from the storm is amazing. and pushing along, i want to show you what the minimal effect is -- it will have on the bay area. our forecast starting at midnight tonight will see scattered light showers tomorrow morning, and perhaps more widespread, lighter moderate showers. in the afternoon hours, downpours from the central valley, the closest that is likely to come to the bay

this is just outside of palm springs roads are flooded. and as you can see, cars have just been abandoned in this video, it's clear how fast and strong the flash flood is pushing through the area. jobina at the live desk this morning with more high jobina. >> hi, reggie. thank you, hillary is the first tropical storm to hit california in more than at eight decades. and much of the damage is expected to become clear at daybreak after hillary pushed into southern california with fierce winds and heavy downpours. the national hurricane center says hillary is now a post-tropical cyclone that's expected to produce heavy rains and high winds as it continues to move through the southwestern us, bringing life-threatening flooding and gusty winds. one man is dead after being swept away in mexico. we've also seen at least a dozen rescues in san diego and palm springs, east bay. congresswoman barbara lee spoke to cnn from oakland last night saying the federal government is ready to help. >> i stand ready to do everything i can do personally in my cap

live now to palm springs. jason allen is a correspondent for cbs news.hat's the latest where you are? we have been watching this run—off here that has been coming roaring down this wash that goes into a golf course. a lot of rain in palm springs and in the valley where we are getting a couple of inches of rain which equals about half of what this area get in a year. authorities have closed a lot of the roads that goes over these washers. they did that pre—emptively before the storm rolled in. they have done some of that here over the last few hours as the floodwaters grew and you see the gusty wind and some of the heavy rain has grown over the past few hours but now on the backside of the storm this is really starting to gust as hillary moves on to the north. to gust as hillary moves on to the north-— to gust as hillary moves on to the north. ~ a, , the north. we can see the wind ickin: the north. we can see the wind picking up _ the north. we can see the wind picking up there _ the north. we can see the wind picking up there and _ the north. we can see

palm springs, a lot of rain there. you experience that first—hand?ience that first—hand? ifl we have gotten easily more than a years worth of rain in the past 12 hours. it has been pretty rough out here. we are not billed for this. this is a desert town, the palm springs area of the most well—known for the coachella music festival. a lot of sunshine, a lot of dust, not a lot of rain, so we have floodwaters and parts of the streets in major thoroughfares, people cannot get to work today, a lot of stores are shot down, are tough to get to, it is a mess around town will traffic lights are out and we have a power outage. as we're talking right now, there is a rescue operation going on, so a lot of destruction to contend with this morning. destruction to contend with this morninu. , ., , ., ., ~' destruction to contend with this morninu. , ., , ., ., ~ ., morning. yes, i would 'ust look at re orts morning. yes, i would 'ust look at reports that said h morning. yes, i would just look at reports that said tropical- morning. yes, i would just look at repo

palm springs i know announced a number of road closures.you have any idea on the scope of the damage at this point? >> at this time our roads teams are just going out to really assessment the sun is just coming up here. we do have all of our entries into palm springs other than one are closed. it is a really big impact right now. it's not just palm springs. it's the entire coachella valley. interstate i-10 is closed in a portion towards the east valley. this is really important and the cleanup process is going to take quite some time. obviously priorities will have to be made in terms of which roads open first. >> has everybody stayed safe? >> overall, yes. i have been in communication with our desert regional medical center which is a level one trauma center. they say things are moving quite well there. there are things moving in, but nothing they can't handle. we haven't heard of any fatalities related to the storm. we have had several swift water rescues and have been helping out neighboring cities. we're very well prepared. i'm grateful

one of the worst hit areas, palm springs. take a look at this drone video of the aftermath. miles and miles and miles of road covered in mud with crews trying to clear the mess and power is still out in many areas. and then there is this video from cathedral city. crew his to get creative. they used bulldozers to get to a dozen people trapped by mud three to five feet high. firefighters ended up putting them in a front loader and driving them to higher ground. palm springs only gets about four or five inches of rain in a year and parts of coachella valley got anywhere from 2-6 just this weekend. >> i am digging around the truck right now. we got stuck. we got stuck. we were trying to come through here. we seep the rest of the cars make it. we joined the line. >> reporter: a number of drivers spent the day digging their vehicles out. here is a look at that in action there is video of a truck racing down a hill in san bernardino county the debris damaged two bridges. >> we set up sandbags over the weekend thinking it would be sufficient but it blew right through them. >> bould

>> those are critical warnings priscilla thompson in palm springs, thank you. let's get right to meteorologist angie lassman now. angie, how long are we expecting all of this to last? >> good evening, kristen. we've got another 24 hours to deal with hilary's impacts right now 26 million people under flood alerts including flash flood warnings in effect for southern california as heavy rain works on. we've still got the tropical moisture that's going to work in with some heavy downpours through at least this evening and the potential for some isolated tornadoes the remnants of hilary will move to the north and west tomorrow. the threat of heavy rain and damaging winds will continue. isolated amounts up to 5 inches of rain are possible between now and monday and on top of that the power outages will be likely with places like las vegas seeing peak wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour yuma, arizona headed close to 70 miles per hour this will be another day or so of us looking at the impacts across this region kristen. >> we know you'll continue to track it, angie

palm springs is getting especially hit hard.s cnn that 911 lines are still down this morning and she says there's no way in and out of the city right now. north of los angeles this road broke away with vehicles passing by just feet away. the rainfall also sparked massive mudslides in san bernardino -- in the san bernardino mountains, forcing even firefighters to run. >> stop. stop. st stop. >> come here. come here. >> cnn's mike valerio is in san diego for us and joining us now. mike, what are you seeing and hearing there this morning as it's passing through? >> reporter: kate, good morning to you. i think we're seeing and experiencing a lot of muscle memory from the disaster response we had from all the atmospheric rivers in january, february and march. to that end, specifically to san diego, where we are, we had no fewer than ten search and rescue water teams from san diego fire department spread up and down the san diego river from the coastline, mission bay, all the way up to the five and they rescued no fewer than nine, kat

the streets and the power lines, trees to deal with, flooded areas in palm springs.on't know what that involves. that could be a long-term project. but we have been through this before, even though we have not technically had a tropical storm in l.a. in 84 years. lewis: looking forward, before i let you go, you are saying conditions are much better. the sun is out. is the worst of it now over? >> yes, the worst is over, probably ended about five hours ago, but even in the morning california time, the rain was intense and driving was dangerous. that was one of the big dangers. we have tripled a number of car accidents on the freeways that we do when it is not raining. it just gets really bad, really slick. you end up hydroplaning and slamming right into a freeway wall. lewis: i appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. thank you for coming on the program. >> take care. lewis: around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news now. an israeli woman has been killed and a man wounded in a suspected shooting attack on

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fox weather nicole valdez is live in palm springs how things are shaping up there. what are the conditions where you are? >> sandra, the mess you see behind me, one example of how intense of flooding we got here across the coachella valley. this bridge moves over one of the many washes that tends to fill up when you have even a half inch of rain. you look at it now, it's clear it was once a raging river. you can tell just how high the water got at one point during the most intense portion of what was tropical storm hilary sunday afternoon into the evening hours, one of the many reasons why city officials went and gone ahead and shut down so many of these major roads trying to keep drivers from getting swept away in those rushing waters. we'll show you some video of what we are seeing today, other roads still seeing as some significant strong currents moving through, so we have a lot of roads that are still shut down today despite most of the rain having moved out of the southern california area. but one area that is going to continue to cause some major problems is

palm springs and the coachella valley were hardest hit. residents in cathedral city monday were digging out their vehicles after tropical storm hillary barreled inland and pummeled southern california overnight in palm springs, the storm dumped four inches in 24 hours. the amount they usually get in a year. the storm also dropping trees onto cars and buildings throughout southern california in cathedral city, just south of palm springs , crews had to use a bulldozer to rescue residents who were surrounded by mud five feet deep. that included 14 elderly residents trapped in a senior home fire crews also managed to deal with gas leaks and sinkholes in the area caused by the storm. floodwater rolled like rivers over roads. emergency responders exhausted after working through the night, responding to drivers trapped in submerged cars and reports of people trapped on roofs. los angeles also was slammed with rain and powerful winds that knocked out power to some 50,000 customers overnight night as skies clear the department of water and power cr

palm springs, a year's worth of rain in a day. in thousand palms, heavy rain and rushing water swamping this truck and closing that road. rocks from a mudslide pouring down from a hill in forest falls. part of the road washed away in santa clarita. north of los angeles, a driver losing control, this is interstate 5 right here. narrowly escaping an accident. so many scenes like this one. and in cathedral city, near palm springs, this neighborhood buried in mud. the cars trapped. bull douzers brought in to career the streets. and then the magnitude 5.1 earthquake. the epicenter north of los angeles. flooding alerts from california to idaho. and in the gulf, that other major system we're watching, set to hit tomorrow. senior meteorologist rob marciano leading us off tonight near palm springs. >> reporter: tonight, mudslides, swamped vehicles, water rescues, as hilary dumps historic rain on parts of california in the last 24 hours. car after car losing control on interstate 5 north of los angeles, hydroplaning on the slick roadway. nea

we just learned that the 911 call system is down in palm springs. the city picked up 75% of its annual rainfall in just 12 hours on sunday. they were not the only ones hit hard. michael spencer joins us alive from orange county where he is tracking the storm's ongoing progress. >> reporter: good morning, guys. what we saw here in senegal many is that this storm came through, the bulk of it hitting at about 6:00 yesterday evening. it lasted until about 1:00 this morning. it is nothing more than a light drizzle right now. this was the first tropical storm to hit california in nearly 84 years. packing a punch in the golden state and any places in the southwestern u.s. there seems to be no good place for the water to go in the southern california desert. torrential rain, swamping roads and dropping cars . >> we've had storms before but nothing this windy and rainy at the same time. >> reporter: hilary dropping f of the city's rainfall in just six hours. in the higher elevations rains, trees and mud rushing down canyons. residents in several communities

this is a major thoroughfare in and out of palm springs. what i've been doing standing here is watching the water is rolling downhill and that is why they have closed off this road, because of the fact that this is a road that they know is prone to flooding. they don't want anyone on this road and into the evening as we see more effects of hillary. we are already starting to see mudslides. we are already starting to see some of this cascading earth, not a full on mudslide but happening on the side of the highways. that's why they're asking you to b beware of localized flooding. stay put. las angeles county, they say they're prepared for this. they've already faced some vehicles that are high water vehicles in different parts of southern california to help get people out if they need to. lots of preparations have been taken, and now it's a time that people have to stay put ride this storm out if they can because as you can see, hilary is starting to make her impact felt here. >> thank you for staying up for us. what's the situation like ther

i grew up down here in palm springs. i've never seen it this bad. now at five a path of destruction. tonight the latest on cleanup efforts across southern california after the state's first tropical storm in decades slammed many communities right now, let's give you a look at storm tracker two. you can see where the remnants of hillary are right now across years since the state has been hit b a tropical storm. parts of southern california all the way to palm springs were drenched with rain. workers in yucaipa, about 70 miles east of los angeles, have been busy clearing mud off the side of the roads, along with removing a lot of downed trees, mud and debris blocked roads in the san bernardino mountains and some freeways were shut down due to pooling water from that storm. and take a look at this video out of riverside county. flash floods, rivers of mud blanketing parts of cathedral city just outside of palm springs. drivers were forced to abandon their vehicles and even stand on their rooftops, in some cases waiting to be rescued by firefighters. so

and so right here in palm springs of the streets are, are mostly deserted. of shops and restaurants are closed. most people are hovering down at home. us and the city streets are like, i say, pretty empty now. and police and other authorities have been patrolling the dry river beds the laced this area. and they've been urging homeless people who stay there often to get out and get to some place safe. so far, one person has died in the storm that was in mexico, a person who was driving and flood waters swept away their car. and that's something very important for people to know because of 40 say that most people who do die in flash, let's do so if there are driving. so everyone in authority is saying, stay off the roads, stay home. and if you do drive by all means don't drive through running water up. people here also been loading up on sandbags. the city brought in some sand and people were shot like sand all yesterday. tens of thousands of sandbags. hope people hoping that they can make their homes uh at least a little more secure against the impending floo

we're definitely seeing it right here in palm springs. >> all right. stephanie ilan, please stay staff. give us the latest if anything comes up over the next hour. thanks for all your hard work. let's go about an hour south to san diego where officials are preemptively closing some roads, as well. especially those roads prone to flooding. cnn's kyung lah is there for us. the brunt of the storm is expected to hit san diego any moment. it looks like it's okay, just drizzling it seems where you are. but that might lull some people into a false sense of security. >> reporter: yeah, exactly that, jim. that is the concern by city officials. what the mayor has said is that this city is not built for this type of weather. the city has had three to four inches already, and the expectation is, in these next few hours, the city could see three to four times that much. that's why you are seeing things like this. i want you to take a look. this entire road is completely closed off, and the reason why is because this area right behind me, this is really a bit of a c

palm springs the desert they are even less used to this kind of weather.hey are very concerned about flooding in palm springs but we heard officials in the desert communities earlier today, appealing to people not to go into any standing water that they see. that they needed any other reason not to do that, they added that this is snake season out there. that water will be full of rattlesnakes so please do not go into any standing water you see lying around over the next 24 hours. evacuation orders are in place are parts of southern california gavin newsom declared a state of emergency for much of their yesterday hilary is expected to be true bring torrential rain tube typically bone dry areas in the southwest before moving north toward idaho and beyond. fox weather corresponded nicole valdez with more. >> good evening jon it. palm springs and much of the coachella valley could see as much rain in the next 48 our as they usually see in a year. it is why experts warn of the danger of potentially catastrophic flash flooding across the region and went many sa

that's near palm springs.ire chief says 14 residents were carried to safety by bulldozer for chief. meteorologist lawrence karnow joins now us. how much rain fell there. never seen that before, lawrence, yet well, does or yeah, records are broken there and they're rescuing people anyway. they cool >> as really move through and pounded southern california, some of the mountains there. a really impressive totals will show you that more in a second. but this storm system finally winding its way down. what a storm was. we even saw some of that moisture working its way in the bay area. but nothing compared to like that they have in southern california, downtown los angeles, setting a record for the day over 3 and a 3rd inches of rain. san diego, almost 2 inches of rain. then you get into palm springs and we had a lot of flooding in palm springs over 3 inches of rain. there. but you get the mountains above palm springs mount san jacinto. how about that? almost 12 inches of rain. almost 12 inches of rain. that rate w

more than a foot in some areas palm springs cut off by floods. and now the new threat a tropical storm warning for the texas coast. we're tracking it all. >>> the wildfires burning out of control in washington state. thousands evacuated. hundreds of buildings destroyed. our team is there. >>> in georgia donald trump's bond set at $200,000 before his deadline to surrender on friday. the terms he must agree to and ahead of this week's first gop presidential debate our brand new poll and what it reveals in a key battleground >>> and the beloved actor who won two emmys for his work on nbc's "this is us. remembering ron cephas jones. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone we begin with president biden in the maui disaster zone, almost two weeks after the horrific wildfires that claimed at least 114 lives and left 800 people still unaccounted for tonight. the president and first lady getting a firsthand look at the devastation on the ground in lahaina. the historic maui town left in ruins from the deadliest

palm springs got the most rain in a single day in recorded history.thedral city, a giant sinkhole. no reports of deaths or serious injuries. but cathedral city was the site of a dramatic rescue. crews used bulldozers to reach people cut off in an assisted living facility. the fire chief says mud mixed with sand is the dangerous combo. >> almost like quick sand. and you can't control it. once it starts moving, you're at its mercy. wherever it goes, you're going to go. >>> in san bernadino, main roads transformed into rushing rivers. not just water, a river of boulder nearly took out a firestation. >> you see all of the rain, it's easy to think that the fire season in southern california is over because of that in.ra tonight, we're hearing that's not the case. even less help for the bay area, despite the rare august rain. terry mcsweeney picks it up from there. >> reporter: soaked southern california, hit hard by some of the wettest weather recorded in history, a huge swath of southeastern california, is seeing flooding no one can remember happening in

it is pinpointing southern california and the low desert around palm springs.of excessive rainfall and you can see why, potentially several inches of rain could fall. northern california, the current track of the storm keeps us dry. humidity is on the rise. if the track changes with hillary, that could change where the rainfall hits. right now, southern california, especially palm springs, looks to find the highest rainfall. the next seven days, cooling off the next couple of days, but we have a bump up in temperatures over the weekend. monday and tuesday, increased cloud cover and humidity. temperatures close to average for this time of year. sue: bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights were on at 5:33 and you can see the backup starting to stack up beyond the 880 over crossings. we have about a 35 minute drive from hercules through the backup and into san francisco, no stalls or accidents to delay you. emeryville, if you can see through the fog -- we have a lot of it. especially the golden gate bridge limited visibility across the span, so give yourself extra

palm springs and the coachella valley were hardest hit.after tropical storm hillary barreled inland and pummeled southern california overnight in palm springs, the storm dumped four inches in 24 hours. the amount they usually get in a year as the storm also dropping trees onto cars and buildings throughout southern california in cathedral city, just south of palm springs, crews had to use a bulldozer to rescue residents who were surrounded by mud five feet deep. that included 14 elderly residents trapped in a senior home fire crews also managed to deal with gas leaks and sinkholes in the area caused by the storm. floodwater rolled like rivers over roads. emergency responders exhausted after working through the night, responding to drivers trapped in submerged cars and reports of people trapped on roofs. los angeles also was slammed with rain and powerful winds that knocked out power to some 50,000 customers overnight. our saturated hillsides still can pose a threat for mudslides. the lafd will continue to monitor these areas throughout the

some of the most pop artist including los angeles, palm springs, death valley and las vegas.s angeles a record was broken for the most rain in a day. downtown reported 2.5 issues of rain. flooding and strong winds knocked down strong trees and power lines. water on the roadways, these are the latest pictures from cathedral city outside palm springs. you can see here cars are abandoned and large amounts of mud as the floodwaters receded. nearby palm springs, california governor newsom says the tropical storm dropped more rain in a single hour than ever before in the area. the usually dry death valley wasn't spared either. the normally extreme desert environment has been inundated with water. the city of las vegas is seeing rain. this is some of the flooding there already hundreds of flights have been canceled. there are flood watches in effect in nevada. the governor of california, gavin newsom, declared a state of emergency. >> there is an old anxious curse loosely translated to may you live in interesting times. certainly they are interesting times. tornadoes, lightning stri

to palm springs next.newsom, says the city received more rain in a single hour than ever before. and look at these pictures from death valley. it's known for its extreme temperatures, but now the desert environment has been inundated with water. this is las vegas the rain there has triggered severe flooding. hundreds of flights have been cancelled at airports in the city. in victorville, near los angeles, some people watched floodwaters inch closer to their home before making the decision to leave. all that started within an hour or two, and kept piling up and the water kept coming further back up the street, and just more and more. lives can't be replaced. material objects can. it's better to just replace a house and fix whatever gets damaged than to get somebody drowning over something that's avoidable. california's governor gave this update on the many problems now being tackled by the state's emergency services a little earlier. there is an old, ancient curse that loosely is translated as, may you live

next we go to sheep canyon, just south of palms springs.y, which is normally known for extreme temperatures. the desert has been hit by very heavy rain and flooding there too. we have also seen flooding in victorville, and residents there said they watched the floodwaters get higher and higher before making the tough decision to leave their properties. let's have a listen to what they said. all that started within an hour or two and itjust kept piling up, and the water kept coming further back up the street, just more and more. lives can't be replaced, material objects can. it is betterjust to replace the house, fix whatever gets damaged than risk someone drowning over something that is avoidable. california's governor gavin newsom has also given an update warning that this is not the only crisis affecting the state of california right now. there is an old ancient curse that loosely is translated to, "may you live in interesting times." these are certainly interesting times. tornadoes, lightning strikes, wildfires. i walked out of the 0es,