Tropical Storm Hilary Breaks Rainfall Records As Southern California Buried In Mud | 10 News First

Tropical Storm Hilary, a raging Category 4 hurricane before it made landfall over Mexico, has pummelled Southern California with record-breaking rains that have washed away roads and caused significant mudslides. Hilary is the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, dumping nearly half the annual rainfall on the region's desert and mountain areas, including Palm Springs. While Hilary battered Southern California, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake also struck near Ojai, northwest of Los Angeles, but it did not cause significant damage.

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0:00 - Southern California residents struggle to wade through thick mud after Tropical Storm Hilary passes
1:03 - Cathedral City resident claims hoons in four-wheel drives have exacerbated damaging effects of Storm Hilary floods
1:52 - Palm Springs residents forced to shovel bogged vehicles out of muddy floodwaters in Southern California
3:18 - Southern Californian residents try to drive through floodwaters despite authorities' warnings
4:09 - Tropical Storm Hilary's record-breaking rainfall and floods captured from the air over Palm Springs
5:00 - Cathedral City residents left to clean up after first tropical storm to hit Southern California in nearly a century
5:31 - Los Angeles mayor says there have been no reported deaths since Tropical Storm Hilary struck
5:52 - Angelenos warned impacts of Hilary, including loss of power and further mudslides, could last several days
6:47 - Los Angeles fire department chief urges drivers to not risk ploughing through floodwaters
7:49 - National Weather Service confirms Tropical Storm Hilary has been downgraded
9:02 - First responders unite to disperse mud and floodwaters in Yucaipa, California

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