A train derailed Monday morning in the Palm Springs, California, area due to the impact of Tropical Storm Hilary. Aerial footage showed water flowing around the derailed train cars. As local news outlet KESQ reported: Officials with Union Pacific are reporting that two routes are closed, in and out of the Los Angeles Basin due to washouts and
Tropical Storm Bret approaches eastern Caribbean, prompting preparations for heavy rains
August 25, 2023 by
Tropical Storm Bret chugged toward the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday as the region prepared itself for an unusually early storm and the torrential rains that are forecast. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving across the Atlantic Ocean at 21 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which warned […]
Hurricane Hilary grows off Mexico and could reach California as a very rare tropical storm
August 18, 2023 by
Hurricane Hilary strengthened to a Category 4 storm off the coast of Mexico Friday and was barreling towards the Southwest — threatening to drench Southern California this weekend as the state’s first tropical storm in nearly a century. The hurricane — the eighth named storm of the season — packing wind speeds of close to […]
Tropical Storm Hilary sets sights on California as it strengthens in Eastern Pacific
August 17, 2023 by
What started as Invest 90E off the coast of Mexico in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has now become Tropical Storm Hilary, which is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of California and the Southwest by the end of the weekend and into next week. A cyclone is declared a tropical storm when maximum sustained winds reach at least 39 mph, and much like its […]