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Los Angeles officials said Monday morning that there had been no known reports of deaths or major damage from Tropical Storm Hilary, as officials throughout Southern California begin to assess the storm’s toll. The storm, which no longer has tropical characteristics, swept through the deserts of California, Arizona and Nevada on Sunday, bringing brief but heavy downpours and record rainfall. Some of the effects were already evident Monday: deserts deluged with rainwater, motorists pushing broken-down cars across highways, disrupted air travel and mass power outages. Correction: A previous version of this visual presentation included a caption with the first photo that incorrectly identified the roadway in the photograph as Interstate 10. The road pictured is Ramon Rd. The caption has been updated.
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Aug. 21 | Rancho Mirage
Mud covers part of Ramon Road after heavy rains from Hilary.
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Aug. 21 | Rancho Mirage
Mud covers Interstate 10 at Bob Hope Drive.
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Aug. 21 | Oak Glen
A bridge damaged from flooding.
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Aug. 21 | Oak Glen
A street is covered in mud as it flooded during the storm.
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Aug. 21 | Yucaipa
Residents peer out a window while waiting for help.
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Aug. 21 | Sun Valley
A eucalyptus tree branch lies on top of cars after falling overnight.
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Aug. 21 | Rancho Mirage
A worker from the Coachella Valley Water District surveys debris on a road at Thunderbird Country Club.
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Aug. 21 | Palm Springs
Traffic is slowed as water and mud covers part of Interstate 10.
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Aug. 21 | Cathedral City
A resident surveys the damage where the normally dry Whitewater River flooded a golf course when the storm moved through the area.
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Aug. 21 | Palm Springs
A normally dry riverbed is inundated with water.
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Aug. 21 | Cathedral City
A vehicle travels into a flooded gated community.
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Aug. 21 | Cathedral City
Dorian Padilla sits in his car while waiting for a tow.
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Mark J. Terrill/AP
Aug. 21 | Cathedral City
A man surveys the damage in his flooded front yard.
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Aug. 21 | Cathedral City
Firefighters and emergency medical personnel move a resident, who was trapped in their home overnight, to an ambulance.
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Bryan Woolston/Reuters
Aug. 21 | Palm Desert
Terry and Jack Flanigan walk their dogs by a house that was badly damaged by a fallen tree.
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Mark J. Terrill/AP
Aug. 21 | Cathedral City
A person walks where the normally dry Whitewater River flooded a golf course.
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Aug. 21 | Oak Glen
A car is stuck in mud.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Oak Glen
Ranchers move horses after they were stuck in mud.
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Philip Cheung For The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Oak Glen
Chine Valley firefighters help clear debris on a ranch after it was flooded.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Oak Glen
Men clear debris at a flooded ranch.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Yucaipa
Tom Fitzsimmons, 59, clears rocks from his bridge after it was flooded.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Yucaipa
People inspect their property after it was damaged from flooding.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Yucaipa
Cal Fire firefighters help to dig a car out from mud after a driveway was flooded.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Yucaipa
A Cal Fire firefighter digs out a car from the mud.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Yucaipa
A postal worker delivers mail in a flooded neighborhood.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Yucaipa
Workers inspect a damaged road.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 21 | Rancho Mirage
Flooding and mud covers a highway.
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Much of the damage from Tropical Storm Hilary — which deluged Southern California with heavy winds and torrential rainfall before weakening into a post-tropical cyclone as it crossed the border into Nevada early Monday — is expected to become clear at daybreak. Hilary is likely to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” to portions of the Southwestern United States and the Baja California region in Mexico through Monday, the National Hurricane Center warned. Tens of millions of people were under a tropical storm warning, the first of its kind issued for Southern California. Heavy rainfall and flooding are expected in parts of Arizona and Nevada.
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Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
Residents fill up sandbags at Palm Springs City Hall as Tropical Storm Hilary arrives.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
Residents fill up sandbags at Palm Springs City Hall.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 20 | Long Beach
Workers build a sand berm outside of beachfront homes.
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
A man checks on his roof during the rain.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
People walk through the flooded streets of downtown Palm Springs.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
Tourists from Arkansas walk through the flooded streets of downtown Palm Springs.
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Aug. 20 | Cathedral City
Vehicles drive through a flooded street as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through the area in Riverside County.
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Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
People cross a flooded street.
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Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
People cross a flooded street during the rainstorm.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
Vehicles make their way through a flooded intersection.
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Alan Devall/Reuters
Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
Police close a road because of possible flooding.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 20 | Palm Desert
Vehicles cross a flood control basin filling with water almost reaching the street.
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Mark J. Terrill/AP
Aug. 20 | Death Valley
Flash flooding over Badwater Road near the junction with CA-190 during the passage of Tropical Storm Hilary.
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Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
First responders keep watch near a vehicle that flipped over during rainfall.
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Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
A closed sign is taped on a storefront door.
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Aug. 20 | Palmdale
A resident checks the water surrounding his home in the Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles during a downpour.
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Richard Vogel/AP
Aug. 20 | Rancho Mirage
Public works employees try to unclog a drain that backed up because of flooding.
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Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
Sandbags protect a driveway from flooding.
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Aug. 20 | Cathedral City
A broken tree limb partially blocks a road.
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Aug. 20 | Palm Springs
Sandbags are placed around the Palm Springs Public Library.
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Philip Cheung for The Washington Post
Aug. 20 | Palm Desert
A motorist removes belongings from his vehicle after becoming stuck in a flooded street.
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Mark J. Terrill/AP
Aug. 20 | Sun Valley
An entrance to southbound Interstate 5 is blocked because of flooding in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.
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Aug. 20 | Sun Valley
Cars are seen submerged on the 5 Freeway.
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