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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 3h

So it's a little after 3 am and this story just popped into my news feed lol

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NASAWATCH @nasawatch.bsky.social · Sep 12

Contractor employees at NASA Goddard have started to receive layoff notices this week.

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 9h

Community and Hometown Attentiveness 🚒

It was a great weekend spent with community… From #LACoFD Forestry Division presentations to community engagement/public education booths and firefighter recognitions!

#Community #Caring #Teamwork #HometownAttentiveness

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 10h

Over the weekend, the #LACoFD lifeguards celebrated 49 newly graduated Ocean Lifeguard Cadets.

This group worked hard by completing scheduled tower days w/ocean lifeguards, shadowing them during ocean rescues, first aid care, etc.

Congrats & we wish you continued success!

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Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management @readylacounty.bsky.social · 13h

🌦 Evacuation Orders & Warnings for potential mud or debris flows are no longer in effect as of 6 PM today. Stay alert to hazards. Be aware of crews in your area responding to storm impacts.

✔ Take 4 steps to prepare for future storms: ready.lacounty.gov

#LARain

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CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 15h

CAL FIRE extends its condolences to the Riverside City Fire Department on the passing of Battalion Chief Scott Wilson.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones as they navigate this profound loss. Chief Wilson will always be remembered and honored by all who served alongside him.

#NeverForgotten

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 16h

Honestly, it may seem like a fashion faux pas, but I also started wearing fishing vests more. It really helped to have all of those pockets up front and center for things I needed to keep handy.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 16h

Way to go!

Learning to use a wheel chair was the hardest thing I had to do ... but a good pair of gloves and a heated back thing was the most essential thing I found!

Also a good backpack to keep water, snacks and books lol

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 18h

Good thing its not an El Nino year then.

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Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 23h

New article alert 🚨 for the #FireEcology Journal! "Near real-time indicators of burn severity in the western U.S. from active fire tracking" #SNFECO 🔥
Read it here: ow.ly/hNYs50X7UqS

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Tracy McDannald @tracymcdannald.bsky.social · 22h

📍UCLA

Well, that’s quite a bit of rain

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 18h

Contractors forget to include drainage?

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 21h

A low-pressure system moves down the West Coast, bringing stormy weather to California.

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Natural Hazards Center @hazcenter.bsky.social · 20h

Applications for the 2026 Mary Fran Myers Scholarship are now open! We're eager to recognize outstanding individuals in the hazards and disaster community and welcome them to next summer's Natural Hazards Workshop. Apply today: bit.ly/3W5jYMg

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Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management @readylacounty.bsky.social · 20h

🌧 The US National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Central Los Angeles County until 1 p.m. today.

Wildfire burn scar areas have increased risks of rock slides, mud slides, & debris flows.

Stay informed: lacounty.gov/emergency/

ready.lacounty.gov/flooding/

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WeatherMatrix @weathermatrix.bsky.social · 20h

California Storm: Last 3 hours of radar, warnings, flood reports & wind gusts.

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Los Angeles County @countyofla.bsky.social · 20h

🌧️ Rain’s coming down! Check which roads are closed before you head out ⬇️

🔗 pw.lacounty.gov/roadclosures

#LARain #StaySafe

Road Closures Website

pw.lacounty.gov

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 20h

Our Skyline College camera above Pacifica captured last night's blustery sunset. Stay on top of the first storm of the season by checking ALERTCalifornia's more than 1,200 cameras across the state. We're always live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org/

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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Read our full story here: www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

www.wired.com

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Alerts from NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA (UNOFFICIAL) @lax.nws-bot.us · 1d

🚨 Tornado Warning issued October 13 at 11:21PM PDT until October 14 at 12:15AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 🚨
Additional Details Here.

TORLOX

The National Weather Service in OXNARD has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
South central San Luis Obispo County in southwestern California...

* Until 1215 AM PDT.

* At 1121 PM PDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of
Morro Bay to 23 miles southwest of Pismo Beach, moving northeast
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
San Luis Obispo...
Pismo Beach...
Arroyo Grande...
Nipomo...
Grover Beach...
Guadalupe...
Oceano...
Avila Beach...
Diablo Canyon...
Shell Beach...
and Baywood-Los Osos.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

"Over 100 LA residences under mandatory evacuation orders due to potential mudslides" as of 10pm

Evacuation warnings, orders issued for Eaton, Palisades burn scar areas ahead of storm

Ahead of showers across Southern California overnight and on Tuesday, evacuation warnings and orders and in place for the Eaton and Palisades burn scar areas.

abc7.com

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Alt NWS Weather Alerts @alt-nws.bsky.social · 1d

Weather Alert for San Diego, CA (2025-10-14 01:36:34 EST):
Weather Alert
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive
rainfall continue to be possible over the Bridge, Line, Apple, El
Dorado and Airport burn scar.

* WHERE...A portion of Southwest Californi...

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Alerts from NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA (UNOFFICIAL) @lax.nws-bot.us · 1d

Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 10:23PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Additional Details Here.

At 1022 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
over Cambria, or 17 miles northwest of Morro Bay, moving northeast
at 30 mph. A brief weak tornado is possible.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cambria.

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Alerts from NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA (UNOFFICIAL) @lax.nws-bot.us · 1d

Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 10:15PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Additional Details Here.

At 1014 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Cambria, or 23 miles west of Paso Robles, moving east
at 30 mph. A brief weak tornado is possible.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cambria...
and Hearst Castle.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

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