Wild images appeared to show Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium completely flooded by Tropical Storm Hilary — before getting debunked as a likely optical illusion.
Aerial footage that quickly went viral Sunday appeared to show the ballpark effectively an island engulfed by water from the historic storm dumping more than an average year’s worth of rain in one night.
However, Fox 11 noted Monday that the stadium is on a hill, making the apparent moat-like scene almost impossible — with the “flooding” instead likely just the sky reflecting off of the wet ground in the parking lot.
“Reflection of light … that’s what it seems like,” agreed Los Angeles Times photographer Robert Gauthier, noting that a similar optical illusion was captured after a 2005 storm.
Sent to see how the storied ballpark was on Monday, the photographer said it was “a postcard day” — and the parking lot now “dry as a bone.”
The Dodgers also tweeted images showing the untarnished field and stadium and lot.
“Dodger Stadium trending? We get it. It looks beautiful this morning,” the team wrote Monday.
While the startling image appeared to be debunked, the center of the historic storm had unexpectedly turned to move directly over Dodger Stadium from about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain earlier told the Los Angeles Times.
It also unleashed chaotic conditions not seen in the region in 84 years.
Even after Hilary was downgraded from a hurricane to a post-tropical storm, forecasters still warned of “continued life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding.”
Dangerous flash floods across Los Angeles and Ventura counties left at least 13 people at a homeless encampment along the rising San Diego River needing to be rescued by fire officials from knee-deep water.
Other people were left stranded standing on top of their cars as rain and debris washed out some roadways.
Meanwhile, in San Bernardino County, flash floods reportedly forced some residents in Seven Oaks to flee their homes and climb trees for safety.
The storm is projected to weaken as it continues barreling northward into Nevada, but forecasters still warn that the threat of heavy rain and strong winds remains.
Sunday was the wettest day on record in San Diego, where 1.82 inches of rain fell, according to the National Weather Service.
The previous record was on Aug. 17, 1977, when 1.8 inches fell following Hurricane Doreen.
Meanwhile, Palm Springs saw nearly 3.18 inches of rain by Sunday evening.
The local police department said 911 lines were down.
The highest total rainfall was recorded at Lewis Ranch, where a whopping 7.04 inches fell, followed by Leona Valley, which saw 6.97 inches by early Monday, the National Weather Service said.
Before Hilary touched down in the Golden State, residents were shaken by a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in the city of Ojai, about 80 miles north of Los Angeles.
As a result of the storm, the Los Angeles Unified School District canceled classes on Monday.
San Diego schools also deferred their first day of classes from Monday to Tuesday.
Hilary first made landfall in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Sunday, leaving one person dead from drowning in a swept-away car.
Rescue teams managed to save four other people trapped inside the vehicle.
Mexican army troops have since taken aim at some of the hardest-hit areas.
Soldiers equipped with bulldozers and dump trumps have been working to help clear tons of boulders and debris that litter the streets and roads.
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