hurricanes don t come that often and we don t get that much rain. i think everyone is being extra safe. reporter: hilary made landfall today in baja california, mexico, with heavy rains and high winds pummeling the region. the strength of this storm has worried residents in its path filling sandbags and stockpiling supplies. make no mistake, there will be power outages across southern california. reporter: the dire warnings prompting officials to close state beaches and parks in orange and san diego counties where navy ships and sails were moved out to sea. national parks including death valley and mojave desert are also off limits as the potential for catastrophic flooding intensifies. flooding where people lose some property is one thing, but flooding where people die is another. reporter: water from today s first round of rain has come into the home of chandler jackson, who lives near the san gabriel mountains and she fears