{"id":16484,"date":"2015-10-18T08:15:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T08:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=16484"},"modified":"2015-10-18T08:15:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T08:15:19","slug":"tehachapi-mountain-mudflows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2015\/10\/18\/tehachapi-mountain-mudflows\/","title":{"rendered":"Videos and images of the mudflows in the Tehachapi Mountains, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Mudflows in the Tehachapi Mountains<\/h5>\n<p>Exceptional rainfall on Thursday in the Tehachapi Mountains in California triggered a wave of mudslides that inundated Interstate 5 and Route 58, trapping a large number of vehicles.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/tY98G\"> There is a really good set of images of the aftermath on Imgur<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16486\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/10\/15_10-California-1-e1445154609392.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16486\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16486\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2015\/10\/15_10-California-1-e1445154609392.jpg\" alt=\"Tehachapi Mountains\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehachapi Mountains mudflows via <a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/tY98G\">Imgur<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/news\/articles\/photos-massive-us-mudslide-causes-highway-disaster\/58647\/\">Weather Network<\/a> has more details.\u00a0 Youtube has some<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CgX482ShUCg\"> good drone footage of the aftermath.<\/a> The role of the concrete barrier in the median strip in containing the flows is very interesting.\u00a0 This probably provided a rapid way for the drivers to move to safety.\u00a0 I would be interested to know if this was intentional:-<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CgX482ShUCg?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.There are a few videos of the mudslides in action, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ML1hoOofXdM\">such as this one<\/a>:-<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ML1hoOofXdM?rel=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Probably the most exciting part though is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DvhhubKAt-0\">this drone video of a mudflow sweeping down the valley<\/a>:-<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DvhhubKAt-0?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of these flows on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FyTWYFYim8Q\">vehicles on the road<\/a> is truly terrifying:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FyTWYFYim8Q?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extreme rainfall on Thursday triggered mudflows in the Tehachapi Mountains of California.  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