Tropical storm Hilary made landfall over the Baja California peninsula on Sunday pelting the region with intense rain and heading toward the US Southwest . One person died in Mexico amid reports of flash flooding in the peninsula where some roads were swept away and images on social media showed raging torrents gushing down city streets that have been turned into rivers .
In the United States the storm has already wreaked havoc on flights and sporting events before it even arrived in the US . Forecasters warned of lifethreatening and catastrophic flooding in parts of the Southwest . It has been seven decades since the last tropical storm made landfall in California .
In California Major League Baseballs Los Angelesbased Dodgers and Angels brought their Sunday games forward to Saturday to turn them into split doubleheaders . The citys soccer teams Los Angeles FC and LA Galaxy both postponed their Sunday matches due to threat of heavy rains and flooding .
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said the city has staffed additional fire engines and several swiftwater teams in case flood rescues are needed . The storm was carrying top sustained winds of mph kph and its centre was forecast to barrel over the northern portion of the peninsula and then move across Southern California on Sunday afternoon .
Storm surges when the ocean is pushed inland could produce coastal flooding in some areas . Storm surge could produce severe flooding in areas of Baja . The storms are forecast to produce coastal floods in some parts of Florida and the storm. The storm is forecast to hit the region.
It is also expected to produce heavy rainfall and storm surges. It has also been forecast to be a significant amount of rainfall. It was about miles southsoutheast of San Francisco and is expected to hit San Francisco. It could also hit the southern coast.
