The Latest Breaking News from Tropical Storm Hilary

Tropical Storm Hilary latest as magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits and California braces for ‘life-threatening’ floods.

No longer hurricane-strength, weather front nevertheless expected to bring more torrential downpours, flooding and mudslides as it progresses inland in a northeasterly direction

The first tropical storm to hit southern California in 84 years prompted flash-flood and tornado warnings for the region

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Tropical Storm Hilary is drenching Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts even as it begins to weaken

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.

California Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency as rare storm brings unprecedented rain.

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Earthquake caused multiple aftershocks

Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain.

Tropical storms have only touched down in California a few times in the last century