Racers, including eventual winner Ocean Kim (5), leave the gates for the championship race during the “T-Rex World Championship Races” at Emerald Downs, Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Auburn, Wash. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)





A motorist walks out to remove belongings from his vehicle after becoming stuck in a flooded street, Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Palm Desert, Calif. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing the potential for flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)





People cross a flooded street during a rainstorm as Tropical Storm Hilary arrives Palm Springs, California on August 20, 2023. Southern California is under a tropical storm warning which could bring heavy rains, high winds and flooding. (Photo by Philip Cheung for The Washington Post)





An aerial image shows no traffic on Ramon Road due to flooding and mud crossing the highway following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Rancho Mirage, California, on August 21, 2023. Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California with record rainfall, shutting down schools, roads and businesses before edging in on Nevada on August 21, 2023. California Governor Gavin Newsom had declared a state of emergency over much of the typically dry area, where flash flood warnings remained in effect until this morning. (Photo by David Swanson/AFP Photo)





Residents trapped in their home peer out a window while waiting for help in Yucaipa, California on August, 21, 2023. Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California with record rainfall, shutting down schools, roads and businesses before edging in on Nevada on August 21, 2023. California Governor Gavin Newsom had declared a state of emergency over much of the typically dry area, where flash flood warnings remained in effect until this morning. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP Photo)





A helicopter travels south along the coast after sunset over the ocean as hurricane Hilary approaches Del Mar, California, U.S., August 19, 2023. (Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters)





Actors, writers and other union members join SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers in a picket line in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., August 22, 2023. (Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters)





Democratic Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones raises his right hand while being sworn back in as a representative in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. August 17, 2023. (Photo by Seth Herald/Reuters)





A local resident surveys the damage where the normally dry Whitewater River flooded a golf course when Tropical Storm Hilary moved through the area on August 21, 2023 in Cathedral City, California. Much of Southern California and parts of Arizona and Nevada are cleaning up after being impacted by the tropical storm that brought several inches of rain that flooded roadways and winds that toppled trees and power lines across the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)





Costumed revelers watch the parade during the 45th Annual Provincetown Carnival Parade in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on August 17, 2023. The carnival, which celebrates community, expression and creativity was started in 1978 by the Provincetown Business Guild. The theme for the parade this year is “Land of Toys”. The Guild uses the parade to introduce new LGBTQ+ visitors and their allies to the Provincetown community. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP Photo)





Vehicles cross over a flood control basin that has almost reached the street, Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Palm Desert, Calif. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing the potential for flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)





Reagan King battles the wind while out with her parents at Imperial Beach after the eye of Tropical Storm Hilary passed on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in San Diego. The Imperial Beach Pier was closed to the public. (Photo by K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP Photo)





William Tomkovic collects his thoughts after walking away uninjured after making an emergency landing of a Cessna plane in Ukiah, California on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP Photo)





Darius Clark #7 of Mob dunks against the Lava during a SlamBall game at the Cox Pavilion on August 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images for SlamBall)





People throw flowers during a community paddle out, organized by nonprofit Na Kama Kai, for those affected by the Maui Fires at Kuhio Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 19, 2023. At least 111 people are known to have died in what was the deadliest wildfire in the US in over a century. The final toll is expected to be considerably higher. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura/AFP Photo)





Arely Vazquez sets up an altar to the image of Santa Muerte after a procession in the Queens borough of New York City on August 12, 2023. Prayers, offerings and blind faith are the cocktail of the devotion to Santa Muerte, a cult introduced in the US by the large Mexican community, which every year celebrates in the populous neighborhood of Queens a feast to its “saint” in gratitude for the favors granted. Vazquez, the movement's main priest, or “madrina”, in the US, said following Santa Muerte is a “faith, a devotion” that “helps us get out of difficult situations”. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz/AFP Photo)





A model walks along the Edge observation deck in the city’s Hudson Yards district on World Photography Day in New York on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A teenager sells candy and other items in a New York City subway car on August 18, 2023 in New York City. Over 70,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in New York City since last year, according to City Hall, and many have taken to selling items on the streets and subways of the city. Children and young adults selling candy, snacks and drinks in subway stations and cars are an increasingly common site in New York as families look to make ends meet financially as many do not have work permits. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)





Tourists from Arkansas walk through the flooded streets of downtown Palm Springs, California on August 20, 2023. Southern California is under a tropical storm warning which could bring heavy rains, high winds and flooding. (Photo by Philip Cheung for The Washington Post)





A worker from the Coachella Valley Water Department surveys the debris flow following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary, at Thurderbird Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, on August 21, 2023. Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California with record rainfall, shutting down schools, roads and businesses before edging in on Nevada on August 21, 2023. California Governor Gavin Newsom had declared a state of emergency over much of the typically dry area, where flash flood warnings remained in effect until this morning. (Photo by David Swanson/AFP Photo)