California Winds Black Out LAX, Leave Thousands Without Power

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California Winds Black Out LAX, Leave Thousands Without Power

A tree fell on the canopy of a Shell gas station in Pasadena, Calif., on Thursday. KABC-TV/ABC News Los Angeles(LOS ANGELES) -- 

Fierce Santa Ana winds are blasting California with gusts up to 100 miles an hour, taking down trees and knocking out power to nearly 200,000 customers in the southern part of the state. The winds even managed to black out Los Angeles International Airport, where a number of flights had to be delayed or rerouted.

“It seemed like everything stopped. You were just forced to a sudden halt,” said Dalton Kratz, who was at the Los Angeles airport Wednesday night when the lights went out.

“I heard this huge rumbling sound and then the ground actually shook bad, and I wasn't sure if it was an earthquake or what was going on, so I ran out in front of the house and there's this 150 foot tree,” said Chris Drury, of nearby Van Nuys.

Further north in Sacramento, the wind blew a large tree onto Stanley Burton's home.

“All I heard was just a snapping sound,” Burton said. “Pop, pop, pop. Sounded like almost like firecrackers. Next thing I knew boom!  It goes down.”

Fire crews are preparing for the worst. In Occidental, some were evacuated after winds fanned the flames of a brush fire.

“When you get 60, 70, 80 mile an hour winds…it’s going to be very difficult to stop,” said Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Mark Savage.

Workers from California Department of Transportation were out early Thursday morning trying to clear downed trees from three Los Angeles freeways ahead of the city’s notorious rush hour traffic.

The winds are the most powerful California has seen in 10 years -- and they’re not expected to calm just yet. The National Weather Service says the windstorm is expected to peak early Thursday and last through Friday. end quote.

This kind of wind is what I have been seeing coming more and more in the future all over the earth in its various forms. It is one of the reasons that I am an advocate for building homes and businesses into rocks and cliffs and underground or of cement so that earth can be pushed over the top of them with bulldozers to plant lawns and such. Because winds in the form of Tornadoes, Hurricanes, dust storms, hail storms, snow storms, rain storms etc. will be more and more above 100 mph in wind strength often without any warning now and into the future. Sometimes a car is okay at this wind speed if one is traveling very slowly, but high semi trucks and motorhomes and trailers will be blown over unless up near a building or large boulder or mountain or something. So, the fire at Reno with high winds and burning up about 25 or more houses suddenly and this present wind (the highest winds in 10 years time). So, when winds like this happen don't be caught out of doors unless you are tied to a car or truck or home or tree with a rope so you don't just blow away. Also, things are always moving through the air so look out for projectiles of all kinds coming at you through the air. At the very least you likely will get dust in your eyes unless you have goggles on. If you have asthma or breathing problems be sure to wear a dust mask to filter your air with winds this high as well.

Here is another quote from a related article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/massive-wind-storm-batters-west/2011/12/01/gIQAd5hCHO_blog.html

A wind storm producing gusts over hurricane force has spread across six western states. High wind warnings and wind advisories are currently posted in parts of California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming. 

The ravaging winds have knocked down trees and power lines, damaged homes and buildings, overturned trucks, and delayed flights in the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) is calling this the strongest wind storm in the region in years.
Southern California is among the areas experiencing the powerful winds. Yesterday, a gust of 97 mph was recorded at Whitaker Peak in Los Angeles county. In Beverly Hills, a 55 mph gust was measured.
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