Some desert areas may have seen 25cm of rain (10 inches) - as much as they generally get in a year, forecasters say.
The Californian desert city of Palm Springs has been cut off after Tropical Storm Hilary flooded streets and brought down power lines across southern parts of the Golden State.
It was the first tropical storm to hit southern California in 84 years, as people were swept into swollen rivers and trees toppled on to homes.In Palm Springs, where video on social media showed flooded streets and flowing debris, the storm knocked out the city's 911 emergency system."Right now we have flooding on all of our roads," said Palm Springs Mayor Grace Garner.
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