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September 6, 2008
Chances are it didn't rattle you, but there was indeed a small quake, measuring 3.1, registered at 10:27 this morning that was "epicentered 3 miles beneath a site two miles northwest of Wrightwood, either on or very near the San Andreas Fault," according to cbs2.com. So far no reports have surfaced regarding either injuries or damage. Keep up to date with quakes via the USGS's website.......
Continue Reading "Small Quake Hits Near Wrightwood"May 23, 2008
A Los Angeles county crew shovels mud from a road, in Sierra Madre, Calif. Friday, May 23, 2008. A mudslide closed two roads in the foothill community of Sierra Madre as wet and windy weather bounced through Southern California for a second day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) After a fire ripped through the hills above Sierra Madre last month, rain caused a mudslide forcing the closure of two roads while officials urged voluntary evacuations that......
Continue Reading "Mudslides to Tornadoes to Snow, It's Practically Summer"January 27, 2008
LA's homeless population is filling up local shelters, with some trying to gain permission from officials to allow people to stay inside 24 hours a day. Extra cots have been set up, and shelters like the Union Rescue Mission are at capacity. Many Southern California Edison customers found themselves without power last night thanks to the weather. The primary concentration of outages was in the Lake Arrowhead area. Traffic woes: Roads through Griffith Park were......
Continue Reading "Sunday Morning Winter Storm Lowdown"January 26, 2008
Untitled by discarted via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr To update our avalanche story from yesterday, 3 have now been confirmed dead after the snowy storm struck near the town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains. One missing person was located Saturday, after apparently walking out of the snow encrusted mountain. Another missing person was located Friday, but died on Saturday morning. Remember when Fred Thompson was running for president and NBC......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: Brought To You By The Number 9"January 25, 2008
*UPDATE: Saturday, 2:45 p.m.* 3 people are now confirmed dead in the aftermath of Friday's avalanches -- LAT. *UPDATE: Friday, 8:50 p.m.*One person was killed and at least one other was missing after avalanches struck near the town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains. The victim, 23-year-old Michael McKay, was an employee of the Mountain High Resort ski patrol. Around noon, an avalanche struck as McKay and two friends were skiing in the backcountry......
Continue Reading "October 16, 2007
Yes, that was a 4.2 earthquake you felt or dreamt about at 1:53 a.m. A light earthquake occurred at 1:53:43 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. The magnitude 4.2 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) N of Wrightwood, CA. The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles). The AP reports that "it was not immediately known if the quake had caused any damage or injuries." We don't mean to nag, but here......
Continue Reading "4.2 Wrightwood earthquake rolls LA residents over in bed"