While some areas experienced flooding, damage was limited and there were no reports of deaths associated with the storm in California. Hilary becoming the first West Coast storm to get an official tropical storm warning — which officials have credited for increasing awareness and minimizing harm — didn't necessarily mean Hilary was a stronger, wetter or more dangerous system. "Just in time," said Philip Gonsalves, a National Weather Service meteorologist in San Diego. "And the conditions that came with Hilary were not entirely extraordinary for Southern California. Forecasters said the region has seen — albeit not regularly — this kind of heavy rain and flooding from other tropical systems, even without an official tropical storm making landfall.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 28, 2023 17:14 UTC