Las Vegas declares a State of Emergency as flooding intensifies. #TSHilary #HurricaneHilary
California has an early warning alert system that sends a message to an app on your phone to let you know you're about to feel shaking. It's location specific, so it won't do you any good in Florida (I've tried), but lots of media reports this afternoon that the alert system worked.
@FreedomATX I guess it probably matters where you are.
#BREAKING Las Vegas streets are #flooding from all mountain rain runoff from #TropicalStormHilary #HurricaneHillary
@LiberalLibrarian Rock hard surfaces aren't going to let in all that nasty water.
A major rockslide led to large boulders blocking part of I-8 near Ocotillo, CA. California Highway Patrols are directing traffic around the debris and part of the interstate is now closed due to the damage. #cawx #hurricanehilary
A 5.1 quake can cause minor to moderate damage to structures near the epicenter, especially older structures. It's not unusual for the epicenter to have a communicatons blackout until services are restored.
I suspect we'll get pictures of merchandise down in stores, broken windows here and there, perhaps a collapsed chimney on an older home. But it will take time.
Strictly based on a Google search, the San Cayetano Fault runs through Ojai.
(Ojai is not near the San Andreas Fault.)
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