Riverside County is cleaning up Tuesday after the weekend pounding it took from Tropical Storm Hilary, which caused severe flooding in parts of the Coachella Valley and stranded some people in their neighborhoods, but “more typical weather conditions” are on tap, according to the National Weather Service.
Tropical Storm Hilary moved out of Riverside County Monday, but the heavy rain Sunday and overnight caused severe flooding in parts of the Coachella Valley, leaving some residents with no way in or out of their city early Monday.
Riverside County was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning Sunday, as Hilary moved toward Southern California off the Baja California coast and forecasters warned of the potential for dangerous flooding in the Inland Empire.
A fire that spread to 27 acres in Thermal, leaving one firefighter injured, was extinguished Friday and all evacuation orders were reduced to warnings.
Hundreds of parents are relieved yet frustrated after three CVUSD public schools that share a campus in the Thermal area were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning.
Toro Canyon Middle School, Desert Mirage High School and Las Palmitas High School in Thermal are on lockdown for an unspecified reason, according to the Coachella Valley Unified School District.
