Forecasters said the storm was still expected to enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages.
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00:00 The first tropical storm set to hit California in more than 80 years has been downgraded
00:05 to a Category 1 hurricane from a Category 4.
00:08 But meteorologists warn that could still be life-threatening when it hits U.S. soil later
00:13 on Sunday.
00:14 One person has already drowned in Mexico after their vehicle was swept away in an overflowing
00:18 stream.
00:19 But officials have not yet said if their death will be attributed to the hurricane.
00:23 Evacuation orders have been given to some regions of California, such as Santa Catalina
00:28 Island and Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency.
00:31 (whooshing)