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SoCal roads, freeways, beaches, power lines could be imperiled by Hurricane Hilary

LOS ANGELES — With Hurricane Hilary barreling toward Southern California, officials are monitoring how the intense rain will impact critical infrastructure such as freeways, bridges and power lines. Hilary will bring intense winds and rain across the region, notably in inland mountain and desert areas beginning Sunday and into Monday, with up to 10 inches of rain forecast. Officials have ...
A sand berm is built up along the shore of Long Beach, California, near Alamitos Bay, ahead of anticipated high surf, strong winds and flooding from approaching Hurricane Hilary on Aug. 18, 2023, in Long Beach, California.

LOS ANGELES — With Hurricane Hilary barreling toward Southern California, officials are monitoring how the intense rain will impact critical infrastructure such as freeways, bridges and power lines.

Hilary will bring intense winds and rain across the region, notably in inland mountain and desert areas beginning Sunday and into Monday, with up to 10 inches of rain forecast. Officials have warned about flash flooding that could wash out roads.

“This has the potential to bring the single and most intense precipitation ever observed to some parts of the deserts in southeastern California, so don’t take this lightly,” said UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain.

He advised desert

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