Hurricane Hilary is speeding up and inching east: The final Sunday California forecast

With storm clouds looming overhead, Bernadette Duran of San Gabriel carries sandbags to protect her vacation home from predicted flooding from Hurricane Hilary in Palm Springs on August 19, 2023 at City Hall in Palm Springs, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Deserts and mountains of Southern California and southern Nevada are expected to be hit hardest by heavy rains as Hurricane Hilary weakens into a tropical storm. Hilary may be coming in a little faster than initially expected. Tropical storm-force winds — sustained winds of at least 39...