this is what hilary unleashed in baja, california. one person in this coastal town died when their vehicle was swept away. forecasters are warning people to be prepared for catastrophic and life-threatening floods. the warning that blankets much of southern california is stay off the roads if you can. a mudslide shut down a portion of a freeway north of los angeles. crews were able to clear that away. our reporter is in palm springs, california, where some roads were closed hours ago. stephanie, what s the latest? how do things look where you are? it looks like a little flooding on that road behind you. reporter: for sure. this is what i can tell you, jim. local emergency here in palm springs because of tehese floodd out roads. we ve been out here all day. we drove down this and it was
california since 1939. flash flood warnings are up across the region. look at that dramatic footage. this is what hilary unleashed on mexico s baja california. one person in the coastal town died when their vehicle was swept away. weather forecasters are warning those in the path of the storm should be prepared for catastrophic and life threatening floods. we are covering the storm from all angles from the weather centers to the cities in its path, the warning that blankets much of southern california today. stay off the roads if you can. let me show you this. a small mud slide temporarily shut down a lane of the 14 freeway north of los angeles. crews were able to clear it quickly. in palm springs, california the weather is starting to come down on top of our reporter. officials there took the precaution of closing some roads hours ago. how are things going where you