随着不再符合热带气旋阈值的希拉里残余向北移动,南加州所有的热带风暴警报都已取消。
希拉里曾是4级飓风,周日她席卷了南加州,带来了历史性的降雨,淹没了道路,破坏了电力。
希拉里破纪录的数据
希拉里是自1997年以来第一个进入南加州的热带风暴,标志着该地区首次发布热带风暴警报。
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10号州际公路因洪水和泥泞穿越公路而交通中断.
周日,棕榈泉、圣地亚哥和洛杉矶市中心创下了八月最潮湿天气的新纪录。
希拉里的最高降雨量出现在圣贝纳迪诺县的Upper Mission Creek,那里的降雨量达到了13英寸。
救援队努力疏散数百人
据圣贝纳迪诺县消防局称,在加利福尼亚州的森林瀑布,大约700人在泥浆和泥石流切断了与社区其余部分的道路后躲在原地。消防部门说,没有人员受伤的报道,工作人员正在努力恢复道路通行。
消防部门说,在附近的七橡树,山洪袭击了该地区的几个小屋,另有30人正在原地避难。该部门表示,工作人员正在努力接近居民并疏散他们。
南加州热带风暴警报取消
根据洛杉矶国家气象局负责人Ariel Cohen的说法,随着希拉里的残余不再符合热带气旋的阈值,所有的热带风暴警告已经在南加州取消。
由于周末的降雨,残留的泥石流和岩石滑坡仍然是加州的威胁。
来自希拉里的湿气正在穿过落基山脉。周一,洪水威胁将从内华达山脉进入爱达荷州的落基山脉北部和俄勒冈州东部。
洛杉矶学校预计周二重新开放
LAUSD警长阿尔贝托·卡瓦略周一表示,洛杉矶“避免了希拉里带来的一系列潜在的灾难性情况”。
卡瓦略周一为关闭洛杉矶公立学校的决定辩护,理由包括许多学生步行上学,许多员工住在洛杉矶以外。
他说,周日“如果我们做出不同的决定,那将是鲁莽的”。
他说,学校似乎状况良好,并指出约有24所学校没有电话或互联网接入,一所为残疾学生提供服务的小学似乎受到了泥石流的影响。
卡瓦略说,学生们应该会在周二恢复正常的学校生活。
Hilary live updates: Over 1 foot of rain hits San Bernardino as LA avoids catastrophe
All tropical storm warnings have been canceled across Southern California as the remnants of Hilary, which no longer meet the threshold of a tropical cyclone, track north.
Once a Category 4 hurricane, Hilary tore through Southern California with historic rainfall on Sunday, flooding roads and knocking out power.
Hilary's record-breaking stats
Hilary, the first tropical storm to move into Southern California since 1997, marked the first time ever that tropical storm watches were issued in the region.
Sunday set a new record for the wettest August day ever in Palm Springs, San Diego and downtown Los Angeles.
Hilary's highest rain total was in Upper Mission Creek in San Bernardino County, where 13 inches of rainfall was recorded.
Rescue teams work to evacuate hundreds of people
In Forest Falls, California, about 700 people are sheltering in place after mud and debris flow cut a road off from the rest of the community, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. No injuries were reported and crews are working to restore road access, the fire department said.
In nearby Seven Oaks, another 30 people are sheltering in place after flash floods struck several cabins in the area, the fire department said. Crews are working to access the residents and evacuate them, the department said.
Tropical storm warnings canceled across Southern California
All tropical storm warnings have been canceled across Southern California as the remnants of Hilary, which no longer meet the threshold of a tropical cyclone, track north, according to Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service Los Angeles.
Residual mudslides and rockslides are still a threat in California from the weekend rain.
The moisture from Hilary is now moving through the Rockies. On Monday, the flooding threat will be from the Sierra Nevada mountains into the northern Rockies in Idaho and eastern Oregon.
LA schools expected to reopen on Tuesday
Los Angeles "avoided a potentially catastrophic set of conditions" from Hilary, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Monday.
Carvalho defended the decision to close LA's public schools on Monday citing reasons including that many students walk to school and many employees live outside of LA.
"It would have been reckless for us to make a different decision" on Sunday, he said.
Schools appear to be in good condition, he said, noting that about 24 schools don't have phone or internet access and one elementary school that serves students with disabilities appears to have been impacted by a mudslide.
Carvalho said students should expect to resume their regular school day on Tuesday.