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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, these storms can whip up walls of dust as high as 10,000 feet.
Courtesy of the Imperial Irrigation District
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The first tropical storm to hit Southern California in more than 80 years sparked road closures, school cancellations and power outages on Sunday evening before moving north to Nevada. -
The people were first reported stranded in or near the water's edge during Tropical Storm Hilary at 8:12 p.m. Sunday.
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Imperial Beach among the first San Diego County communities to feel the brunt of tropical storm Hilary. -
The travel modes include Sprinter, Breeze, Lift and Coaster services. -
As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north. -
The storm drenched lower-lying areas as it moved from northern Baja California in Mexico into the United States, drenching California along the coast, in the mountains and in the Coachella Valley. -
The San Diego Unified School District postponed Monday's scheduled first day of school and rescheduled the opening for Tuesday. -
The NWS issued a flood watch that will be in effect through Monday in the San Diego County mountains, deserts, valleys and coastal areas, along with the Riverside County mountains and valleys, the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. -
Rains from Tropical Storm Hilary swamp roads, trap cars and flood buildings in California and MexicoThe National Hurricane Center predicts Hilary will unleash flooding across a normally dry region, swirling north into Nevada by Monday morning. -
Heavy rain associated with the system is creating "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," the weather service said. Some roadways in Southern California have flooded.
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