We have been watching this run off here that has been coming just roaring down this wash that goes into a golf course. A lot of rain in palm springs and In The Valley where we are getting a couple of inches of rain which equals about half of what this area gets in a year. Authorities have closed a lot of the roads that goes over these washes. They did that pre emptively before the storm rolled in. They have done some of that here over the last few hours as the floodwaters grew and you see the gusty wind and some of the heavy rain has stopped over the past few hours but now on the backside of the storm this is really starting to gust as hillary moves on to the north. We can see the wind picking up there and in terms of the people who are living there, jason, how accustomed are they to this . You mentioned this is about as much rain as they usually get in a whole year. How vulnerable is this community . They are not accustomed to this at all. This morning i was at a station where they we
are asking people to stay off the roads this is water streaming down streets in the desert community of palm springs, east of los angeles. the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilt across highways in some areas. some schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures just in from wrightwood, california rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. hilary has already pummelled mexico s pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. live now to palm springs. jason allen is a correspondent for cbs news. what s the latest where you are? we have been watching this run off here that has been coming roaring down this wash
of palm springs east of los angeles. the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilled across highways in some areas. schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures just in from wrightwood, california rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. hilary has already pummelled mexico s pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. for more on this rare storm, i spoke to jamie rhome, deputy director of the us national hurricane center. thank you so much for being here to help us understand a bit more about this tropical storm in california has declared a state of emergency. what makes tropical storm hilary so dangerous? much of
the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilled across highways in some areas. schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures just in from wrightwood, california rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. hilary has already pummelled mexico s pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. for more on this rare storm, i spoke to jamie rhome, deputy director of the us national hurricane center. thank you so much for being here to help us understand a bit more about this tropical storm in california has declared a state of emergency. what makes tropical storm hilary so dangerous? much of
are asking people to stay off the roads. this is water streaming down streets in the desert community of palm springs, east of los angeles, the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilled across highways in some areas. some schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures in from wrightwood, california, rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. and this is death valley normally the hottest place on earth, and the driest place in north america. or two inches of rain in an entire year. hilary has already pummelled mexico s pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. earlier, i spokes with cbs reporter, jason allen, who s in palm springs.