00:00 Tropical storm Hillary reached the US state of California after making landfall along
00:15 Mexico's Baja California coast on Sunday.
00:19 Hillary is the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing
00:24 flash floods, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages.
00:29 Hillary had strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm prior
00:34 to making landfall.
00:36 The storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall along its path from Sunday afternoon into
00:40 Monday morning.
00:41 While winds diminished Sunday, the storm's heavy downpours bring the risk of catastrophic
00:47 and life-threatening floods to parts of California and Nevada.
00:51 As strong rain and winds impact Southern California, Fire Department officials are pleading with
00:56 the public to heed evacuation orders and stay off the road unless they are in danger.
01:02 Large swells generated by Hillary, which can cause life-threatening surf and rip current
01:06 conditions, will affect portions of Southern California over the next two days.
01:10 In Nevada, officials remain concerned about dangerous flooding across western Mojave Desert,
01:15 which is at high risk for flash flooding.
01:18 Western states in the US that are more accustomed to dry conditions could be hit by historical
01:22 rains as Hillary will break all-time records as the wettest known tropical cyclone to douse
01:28 Nevada, Oregon and Idaho.
01:31 The US National Hurricane Center said that Hillary made landfall on the north of Mexico's
01:36 Baja California Peninsula with maximum sustained wind speed of 100 km/h.
01:42 A few hours later, the tropical storm reached California after causing heavy rains in the
01:46 Baja California Peninsula.
01:49 The NHC said tornadoes are possible in southeast California, western Arizona, southern Nevada
01:54 and far southwest Utah.
01:56 It is expected to remain a tropical storm into central Nevada early morning before dissipating.
02:02 In Mexico, the army said nearly 1,900 people have been evacuated to shelters in the Baja
02:06 California Peninsula.
02:08 The country's Navy also evacuated about 850 people from five islands in the path of Hillary.
02:13 The federal electric utility has deployed 800 workers and hundreds of locals to respond
02:19 to any outages.
02:20 In the US, California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as Hillary
02:25 approaches the state.
02:27 Officials said teams are ready with food, water and other help.
02:30 The White House said US President Joe Biden was briefed on Saturday by senior staff on
02:33 preparation for the storm.
02:35 He was at a rented vacation home with his family on Lake Tahoe along the California-Nevada
02:39 border.
02:40 He advised people to take precautions and said, "I urge everyone, everyone in the path
02:44 of this storm to take precautions and listen to the guidance of state and local officials."
02:49 "All straight this way."
02:53 "All straight this way."
02:56 "All straight this way."
02:59 (upbeat music)
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