Stiff winds could churn up dust clouds through portions of the Coachella Valley between Wednesday and Friday, prompting the South Coast Air Quality Management District to issue a windblown dust advisory.
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday formally declared a local emergency stemming from storm-related impacts at a landfill in eastern Riverside County, where there were initial concerns about pollutants streaming out of the space and into communities, but which recent tests indicate haven’t occurred.
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.
Impacts from Tropical Storm Hilary prompted all school districts in the Coachella Valley to close Monday, while western Riverside County districts continued classes on schedule, with one exception in Norco, where flooding outside an elementary school led to a precautionary closure.
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.
