Hello and welcome @TrustedWheat119
We’re on the top-ish part of NV, not expecting much here.
Be safe
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So not the San Andreas Fault but there was just a mid sized 5.0 earthquake NW of LA.
The Southern San Andreas Fault hasn’t had a major earthquake in over 300 years when it has happened on average every 180 years in the past. A new theory is that this might be due to significantly reduced ground and surface water levels. Past major quakes seem to track well with periods when the Salton Sea and surrounding ground water levels were higher than normal.
So you kind of have to wonder if all the rain falling now added to all the snow melt from this last big winter increases the odds of the long overdue Big One? I’m only a few miles from the San Andreas at the moment. My hazardous duty pay only covers the threats from CA’s high crime rates. Not earthquakes and flooding from tropical storms:(
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Surprised to wake up this morning and find out it rained a little last night.
Glad to see Hilary has been downgraded to a tropical storm.
I think the nearest and most accessible to me is a marked spot 100 miles away in Hollister, CA.
Made the mistake of looking for it in the town of San Andreas, CA.
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Okay, this is freaking nuts. You called it!
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I didn’t get to feel that one but I have a relative that lives not too far from the epicenter who said their house did a big jump which was followed by a loud booming sound.
The center of the storm has passed by here in the valley though the winds are still in the 30mph range with some higher gusts. The heaviest of the rain seems to be past but looks like the rain is going to remain fairly steady into early Monday morning.
There are reports of some local street flooding and some rockslides in the hills but nothing major so far. Will be interesting to see what our work sites up in the hills look like. There are a lot of washes up there.
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Whooo…
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No comment.
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Surprised they didn’t lock the blades of the windmills producing electricity. Those blades can only go so fast before they eat themselves.
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I am not sure what wind velocity they can handle, but driving between Palm Springs and 29 Palms there is a large number of windmills. The gusts that come through there knock 18-wheelers on their sides. The folks stationed at 29 Palms warned me to pass 18-wheelers upwind of them if at all possible. Otherwise, don’t pass, or wait for an opportunity to pass as quickly as possible 
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Not directed at you @BRUCE26 , but I wonder why the vehicles are driving on the left side of the road starting at 1:04
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I think the cut off for some of the larger newer turbines is as high as 55mph. The winds were well under that for most of the storm here except when the eye of the storm was close by.
CA also doesn’t have anywhere near enough gas power plants anymore to cover demand if the sun isn’t shining and the wind turbines aren’t spinning so they likely need to risk keeping the turbines going right up to their cutoff speeds to prevent brownouts and blackouts.
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This was where a road crossed the normally dry river bed and flood control levee not very far from my hotel. Seems like the levee held up fine down here but there were some areas further upstream where it may have topped out. I10 to the West is closed due to flooding. Gonna be some interesting commutes for folks today.
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Glad everyone is OK. A link between rain and earthquakes is interesting, to say the least
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Not so much rain as overall water levels on and in the ground. Think the newly proposed theory is that it might be a combination of the added weight from all the water as well as the potential of increased lubrication between the plates when the fissures between them are full of water.
A whole bunch of water just ran down to the Salton Sea. So hope folks down here are prepared for a big earthquake which is long overdue regardless of whether or not this theory is correct.
I once spoke with a big wig at one of the regional infrastructure companies. They said that it could take up to two years to repair and replace all the power and gas lines that would be severed when the San Andreas fault finally goes off.
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Good eye Gary
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They say it’s not true around here but my 64 years of experience along the Wasatch front is, We get more earth quakes during wet years.
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This is SoCal. You never know what you are going to see on the roads around here. Most of the drivers here view traffic laws as optional, especially when it comes to adhering to lane markings:/
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… I10 to the West is closed due to flooding. Gonna be some interesting commutes for folks today.
“Your gonna need a bigger Boat!”
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Fortunately my escape route to the East and out of Apocalypse central is still open at the moment.
Unfortunately they are paying me too much money for me to turn down so I’m gonna stay for the next few days and hope none of the other 7 plagues are visited upon CA while I’m here.
Besides my in-laws are visiting my wife back home so things will probably be more peaceful here even if the San Andreas fault does go off;)
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In-Laws… Earthquake…??? tough choice 
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