But to get there, it funnels through an elaborate web of side channels, dikes and dams into a 50-mile long “backbone” channel that runs from the Whitewater River north of Palm Springs down to ...

The raging Whitewater River in March 1938 flooded downtown Palm ... along the eastern side of the Palm Springs Airport, ... Estimate of damage to the Whitewater River Flood Control Channel, ...

Man rides a tube along flood waters in Palm Springs. By Jesus Reyes. March 16, ... The Whitewater Wash goes all across the Coachella Valley. ... we flew over the river to look at the situation.

The flooding on Monday led to 234 people being temporarily stranded at the top and bottom stations of the tram. “Down the dirt path, it was like a straight river.

Saturday's high temperature in Palm Springs only reached 99 degrees, marking the first time in 44 days that the area did not soar into triple digits. It was 10 degrees cooler than the city’s ...

Palm Springs records 4.6 inches of rain annually on average and is forecast to receive 5 to 6 inches, while Thermal in the Coachella Valley usually sees just under 3 inches a year and could also ...

A view shows flood water moving across the road during Tropical Storm Hilary, in Palm Springs, California, on Aug. 20, 2023, in this screengrab from a social media video. PALM SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT ...

On Monday afternoon, he also posted a video of a drone survey on X, formerly Twitter, of the scene near Banning, as well as major traffic jams on the closed Interstate 10 near Palm Springs.

But an airport weather warning was also issued from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Palm Springs International Airport, with forecasters warning of cloud to ground lightning in the vicinity.

By Sunday afternoon, Thousand Palms had recorded 0.08 inches of rain, Indio Hills had 0.19 inches, and Wide Canyon Dam, East of Desert Hot Springs, saw 0.24 inches. Palm Springs and surrounding ...