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From downed eucalyptus trees to flooded deserts: Photos of Hilary, an unusual SoCal tropical storm

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno, on the newest of 2 developments

Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, created very unusual sites throughout a region accustomed to dry and sunny weather.

ABC 30 Fresno's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Hilary flooded roadways in California, and now it's threatening Oregon and Idaho

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

  2. Newest

    From downed eucalyptus trees to flooded deserts: Photos of Hilary, an unusual SoCal tropical storm

    Headline from ABC 30 Fresno ·

Reports & sources

189 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico's Baja coast (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said ''catastrophic and life-threatening'' flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico's arid Baja California Peninsula with deadly floodwaters Sunday before moving over Southern California, where it swamped roads and downed trees, as concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho.

  3. Fox2 Detroit

    Tropical Storm Hilary arrives in California as Mexico copes with its aftermath (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    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.

  4. Deadline

    Hurricane Hilary: California Under State Of Emergency Ahead Of Tropical Storm Arrival As State Parks Close Beaches (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for California as Hurricane Hilary approaches U.S. landfall. “California has thousands of people on the ground working hand-in-hand w…

  5. Forbes

    Tropical Storm Hilary: Flash Flood Warning Issued For Los Angeles—And Heavy Rain Threatens Death Valley (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Mexico late Sunday morning—and is barreling toward San Diego.

  6. People

    Hurricane Hilary Headed For Southwest with Residents Bracing For Catastrophic Flooding (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    According to the National Hurricane Center’s latest public advisory on Saturday, Hurricane Hilary, which has been weakened to a Category 3 hurricane, is “expected to accelerate” but "weaken to a tropical storm" before it moves through the Southwest Sunday afternoon through early Monday.

  7. NPR

    Hilary, now a tropical storm, is nearing California from Mexico with punishing rains (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Hilary is expected to weaken before it reaches southern California but heavy rain associated with the system still poses serious threat of "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" in the region.

  8. Wall Street Journal

    Tropical Storm Hilary Makes Landfall in Mexico, Threatening Southern California (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Hilary is on a track that forecasters say is likely to bring drenching rains beyond California into Nevada and even as far north as Boise, Idaho, over the next two days.

  9. WHEC Rochester

    Hilary downgraded again to Category 1 hurricane as Mexico and California brace for storm's 'catastrophic' impact (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Hilary downgraded again to Category 1 hurricane as Mexico and California brace for storm's 'catastrophic' impact.

  10. KTVU San Francisco

    Hilary could bring year's worth of rain in single day to parts of California (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    No longer a hurricane, Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Evacuations are underway in Catalina and some burn zones, and Mojave has already been hit by heavy rain.

  11. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Hilary becomes a tropical storm, moving very near to Mexico's Baja coast packing deadly rainfall (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Meteorologists say now Tropical Storm Hilary held a maximum sustained wind speed of 80 mph early Sunday as the storm was 285 miles from San Diego.

  12. CBS News

    Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall along Baja coast, carrying deluge to California (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tropical Storm Hilary has made landfall along Mexico's Baja California coast.

  13. CNN

    Live updates: Hurricane Hilary now a Category 1 storm as it moves toward California (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hilary is expected to bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" to California and other parts of the Southwest today. Follow here for live news updates.

  14. WHDH Boston

    Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary moved closer to the coast of Mexico early Sunday on a continued path to the Baja California

  15. Pix11

    Rains from Tropical Storm Hilary swamp roads, trap cars and flood buildings (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    Hilary is still expected to become the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

  16. New York Times

    Hurricane Hilary: Storm Barrels Toward Mexico and California (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The Category 1 hurricane was forecast to lash a large swath of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico and bring heavy rains — and the risk of catastrophic flooding — to Southern California on Sunday.

  17. Wyoming Public Media

    Hurricane Hilary will bring rainfall and flooding to Southern California (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Hurricane Hilary continues her march to Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.

  18. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Hurricane Hilary barrels towards Baja California peninsula, southwest US (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Hilary hurtled towards Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Sunday, blanketing the region with heavy rain amid warnings of catastrophic and life-threatening flooding on the peninsula and

  19. CBS News

    Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Hilary (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    More than 7,500 workers have been deployed to Southern California to assist with the impacts of Hurricane Hilary, which could bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" to the area.

  20. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Tropical Storm Hilary dumps heavy rain along Mexico's Baja coast, leading to flooding in some parts (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said "catastrophic and life-threatening" flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S.

  21. NBC News

    Hurricane Hilary live updates: Millions under tropical storm warning as California braces for heavy rain (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Forecasters warn of life-threatening flooding as Hurricane Hilary, a dangerous Category 1 storm, roars towards the southwestern U.S.

  22. Politico

    Deluge from Hilary hits California after making landfall along Mexico’s Baja coast (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    At least 9 million people were under flash-flood warnings.

  23. The Oregonian

    Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall along Mexico’s Baja coast, carrying deluge to California (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    It's no longer a hurricane but it's still packing what forecasters call “life-threatening” rain as it speeds northward toward California.

  24. NBC News

    Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall on Baja peninsula (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “Flash and urban flooding, locally catastrophic, is expected,” the hurricane center said in its latest update.

  25. New York Post

    Tropical Storm Hilary leaves 1 dead in Mexico as it barrels toward California, prompting panic shopping (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    One person in Mexico drowned as Tropical Storm Hilary began approaching the Baja California peninsula Sunday, threatening “life-threatening” floods and prompting Californians to snatch …

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