Southern California Braces for More Flooding After Being Hit by Tropical Storm Hilary

Southern California Braces for More Flooding After Being Hit by Tropical Storm Hilary

Southern California Braces for More Flooding , After Being Hit by Tropical Storm Hilary.

Hilary, the "first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years," pummeled the area with rain over the weekend, AP reports.

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In a matter of days, some locations saw over half of the average amount of rain they'd typically get in an entire year.

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In Palm Springs, 911 lines were down.

People were instructed to text 911 or directly call police/fire stations.

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On Aug.

21, Hilary was downgraded to a post-tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center.

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Parts of the Southwest are expected to have "continued life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding" as the storm subsides, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Southern California was also struck by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Ojai on Aug.

20.

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So far, there haven't been any reports of severe damage or injury from the earthquake, reports the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

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Hilary is the latest climate disaster to affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico, AP reports.

Canadian firefighters continue to battle the country's worst-ever fire season.

And the Hawaiian island of Maui is still grappling with the effects of America's deadliest wildfire in over a century