Tropical Storm Carlos is slightly strengthening the eastern Pacific, but presently causes no threat to land. On Saturday morning, the tropical cyclone formed as Tropical Depression Three-E, turning into the third named system in the basin so far this hurricane season by Saturday afternoon.
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As of early Sunday morning, Carlos was sited 2,000 miles east-southeast of Hilo and was moving towards the west-southwest at 7 miles every hour, the National Hurricane Center said.
The tropical storm had greatest sustained winds of 50 miles every hour with higher gusts. It is also a small tropical cyclone, with tropical storm force winds stretching 35 miles from its center. Forecasters said Carlos is not anticipated to strengthen into a hurricane as it meanders in the open ocean for the coming five days.
including the bridge. eastbound completely closed. westbound is as far as i know still open. here is the side angle of what happened there. you can see how terrifying that moment was. the extraction of the driver was successful. they took him to a hospital. he sustained injuries from this terrifying incident and it s all tanks to the remnants of tropical storm dolores and that continues to spin just to the south of los angeles and san diego. and we have had over 50 flood reports in this region from los angeles to san diego and if you get in even closer. this is a rainfall estimate for the past 48 hours. here is interstate 10. riverside and palm springs. this is the location where the collapse took place. and that area received between 2 and 4 inches of rain in a short period of time.
announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. well, let s start with that heavy rain and flooding in the southwest. one person was injured after a bridge on interstate 10 eastbound was washed away. the westbound bridge also damaged. the usual summer storm has brought rain, lightning and thunder to southern california. but it wasn t the only area hard hit this weekend. abc s richard cantu has the details. reporter: from flash floods out west okay, who says it never rains in southern california? reporter: to golf ball-sized hail in maine, the weather ran rampant. in phoenix, arizona, these storm clouds an ominous warning of what was to come. oh, my god, this is in wickenburg. reporter: torrential rain and flash floods, remnants of tropical storm dolores, swept away everything in their path, turning them into debris. the aftermath, a mire of mud. near cincinnati, the floods