Flood victims from Tropical Storm Hilary are not only dealing with clean-up but also mental health hurdles. The extent of the storm’s physical damage to people’s homes is significant, but the inner damage for them can be just as bad or worse. Curtis Toledo was one of the many whose home was hit with extreme flooding in
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Parts of Freedom Park in Palm Desert are still underwater Thursday after flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary. City crews were out working to pump out the water. Baseball fields are still unusable. Some residents have expressed concerns about the risk of mosquitoes because of the standing water. News Channel 3 spoke last week with Palm Desert
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In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary, Palm Springs officials are assessing the storm’s impacts on trash collection and disposal services. From sandbag disposal challenges to street blockages caused by sand dumping, the city is determined to learn valuable lessons for the next storm. The storm brought heavy rainfall, prompting the distribution of 75,000 sandbags
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Valley Congressman Ken Calvert toured some of the damage from Tropical Storm Hilary on Thursday. He also met with several elected officials in Palm Springs, where they hope to build a permanent fix at N Indian Canyon, which remains shut down due to the damage from the storm. Calvert says there first needs to be
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The Riverside County Emergency Management Department, in coordination with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, county departments, local, state, and federal agencies, and other organizations, opened a three-day-only local assistance center for residents and businesses impacted by tropical storm Hilary. The center is at the Cathedral City Library, located at 33520 Date Palm Drive.
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Residents continue clean-up efforts in the Panorama neighborhood of Cathedral City following Tropical Storm Hilary, and other members of the community continue to show their support for those in need. Today, Mar-Vet Fire Protection donated a Spaghetti lunch with all the trimmings to residents and workers as a token of their appreciation and support. “I
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The Training Occupational Development Educating Communities Legal Center (TODEC) in Coachella has been trying to help as many East Valley residents as it can after Tropical Storm Hilary. For Glady’s Barnachia, tragedy struck not once when Tropical Storm Hilary flooded her Thermal trailer, but twice when a fire tore through it just a few days
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A storm hit the Coachella Valley Friday afternoon, bringing flooding to roadways, particularly in the eastern part of the region. Viewer video showed flooding in North Shore, an area that was getting hit particularly hard. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KESQ News Channel 3 (@kesq_news_channel_3) The California Highway Patrol on Friday
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Palm Desert, CA (KESQ) – While the floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Hilary have receded in much of the Coachella Valley, an unusual lake remains in a Palm Desert park. The three baseball fields and dugouts at Freedom Park remain underwater and closed more than a week after the storm drenched the area. City officials
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Please join KESQ News Channel 3 as it works to support FIND Food Bank’s relief efforts to serve our neighbors impacted by Tropical Storm Hilary. Your generous support will ensure that basic fresh and non-perishable foods, water, and basic needs will be met for some of the most vulnerable members of our community! CLICK HERE
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The American Red Cross is stepping in to help residents, who are still cleaning up after Tropical Storm Hilary swept through the Panorama neighborhood in Cathedral City. In 100 degree heat and more than a week after the tropical storm, residents on Horizon Road are still dealing with the aftermath. “Apocalyptic is the best word
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Families impacted by Tropical Storm Hilary continue to dig out from the excess mud and debris. Many have gotten help from outside organizations like the international nonprofit Team Rubicon, which is doing much of the heavy lifting. Team Rubicon is helping those impacted in the Panorama Park neighborhood in Cathedral City, where several homes got
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Greater Palm Springs Realtors has a fund available to help homeowners and renters affected by the local declared emergency disasters in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary. The organization has partnered with Cathedral City, Palm Springs, and Desert Hot Springs to make residents aware of the financial resource. “These are people that work and they’re
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The Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network, or the CVDPN, is partnering up with The American Red Cross for two disaster preparedness learning sessions. CVDPN These sessions, scheduled for August 30. and September 13., will focus on local Red Cross disaster services and how Coachella Valley residents can become volunteers. To register for these events, click
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Flooded and standing water that remains from Tropical Storm Hilary can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes during our hot summer months. We spoke to the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District to see if they’ve been assessing a potential increase in mosquitoes. Fernando Gutierrez a spokesperson with the Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector
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We’re taking a look at the mental health impacts on residents who are still dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary. “We got to talk about the city, we got to talk about all this other stuff but the impact itself was unimaginable,” said Cathedral City resident Rick Ravanello. A week later, Ravanello is
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KESQ’s Chief Meteorologist Haley Clawson and First Alert Meteorologist Kelley Moody sat down to discuss the tropical development of Hilary and how the forecast evolved in the days before landfall.
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Since Tropical Storm Hilary hit the Coachella Valley, it’s been all hands on deck getting things cleaned up. For one Cathedral City neighborhood, people have come out day after day to help however they can. Dozens of homes from the Panorama neighborhood in Cathedral City were damaged by the storm. Residents were in disbelief that
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In many places, like Florida, sinkholes aren’t an uncommon occurrence. In Florida, much of the bedrock is made of limestone, a sedimentary rock. The problem with sedimentary rocks like limestone is that they can easily dissolve in acidic water. When rain falls, small amounts of gasses can dissolve into the water, turning the water ever
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Desert Hot Springs High is hosting its first Football home game of the season. Families and friends came out to catch the action. Some say this is a big part of getting their child back into their regular routine following Tropical Storm Hilary. One family is watching their uncle and brother play for the very
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