diego. several roads are now closed ahead of the storm and in the air more than 100 flights originating from san diego international airport have been cancelled. hilary made landfall in baha mexico and the flooding has already killed at least one person. we are tracking the storm from mexico city. david, what more are you hearing? reporter: yeah, fred. some really powerful images coupling out of the state of baja, california and northwest mexico. is small town on the coast, about 4/5 of the way up the peninsula. residents there feeling the full weight of this storm, 65 mile-an-hour winds, severe storm surge. the whole area of the entire peninsula have been experiencing devastating conditions for self
i m fredericka whitfield, and we begin with this breaking news. a powerful and historic storm bearing down on southern california. right now we are getting our first images as tropical storm hilary slammed baja california, in mexico. intense rain causing massive flooding there. mexican officials say at least one person is now dead after their vehicle was swept away. hilary is expected to hit the u.s. later on today. officials warn the storm can bring life-threatening flooding and some areas can see up to ten inches of rain. in california, mud slides remain a growing concern in the burn areas of the san bernardino mountains. the sheriff s department there ordering people to evacuate. along the coast hilary could bring large swells and potentially life-threatening rip currents. visitors and some residents on catalina island were encouraged
ba baja california, mexico. one man was swept away in his car. david, what are you learning? reporter: yeah, fred, mexico now in the literal eye of the storm after hilary has made landfall in northwest mexico. the unlucky town, 65 mile-an-hour winds coming in off the ocean. it s moved quickly up the peninsula towards california. there was that death earlier in a coastal city a bit further down the peninsula. this was a man who was caught in his car as rain had been pummelling the area for hours. four inches of rain fell in an hour. it s about four times of daily
those pictures speak volumes. i ll tell you the story about what s happening in many parts of northwest mexico especially the baja peninsula. one person has died as a result ofhillry. it happened when the person s vehicle was swept away by the current of a stream that grew into a river, north of santa rossalia, a town on the east coast of the baja peninsula. we are getting images of heavy flooding with storm water coming down so fast that streets have become rivers and that s what mexican authorities have become rivers and strong winds and rains and mexican president andres lopez obrador said on twitter that the government is helping people in mainly in the towns of mulege and on the islands and he added that although the hurricane is downgraded it is still raining hard. lopez obrador pointed out
rain the town gets in august. this man was swept away. authorities have said they were able to rescue a few other people but really high alert in santa rosalia. the storm will get to call around 3:00. now on it s way is mexico s important wine region with a lot of tourist infrastructure and tijuana, the border city that s been a hub for migrants making their way up to the u.s. authorities are especially worried about tijuana, it has very sensitive infrastructure, very hilly, a lot of makeshift residences built into those hills and mudslides are common there. th authorities are warning people to stay home, do not get into your car. they have opened up hundreds of shelters and a hundred people now in those shelters as the storm continues to make its way