Hilary is no longer a hurricane but still carries so much rain that forecasters say “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely in Tijuana, Southern California and points north as far as Idaho.
and ravaged the historic town of Lahaina, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. In Canada, firefighters on Saturday continued to battle blazes during the nation’s worst fire season on record.Hilary already brought heavy rain and flooding to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. on Saturday, ahead of the storm's expected Sunday border crossing.
Meteorologists also expected the storm to churn up "life-threatening" surf and rip currents, including waves up to 40 feet high, along Mexico’s Pacific coast. Dozens sought refuge at storm shelters in the twin resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of the Baja peninsula, and firefighters rescued a family in San Jose del Cabo after the resort was hit by driving rain and wind.
Tijuana ordered all beaches closed Saturday, and set up a half dozen storm shelters at sports complexes and government offices. The U.S. hurricane center posted tropical storm and potential flood warnings for Southern California from the Pacific coast to interior mountains and deserts as far north as eastern Oregon and Idaho. The San Bernardino County sheriff issued evacuation warnings for several mountain and foothill communities ahead of the storm, while Orange County sent out its own alert for anyone living in a wildfire burn scar in the Santa Ana Mountains' Silverado and Williams canyons.Dr.
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