HWY58 Mudslide View from Drone

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8 жыл бұрын

Thunderstorms hit the Sierra Nevada near Tehachapi hard on Oct 15th 2015 and caused flash flooding/mudslides. This is aerial footage captured the morning of the 17th, a day and a half later. Many cars and trucks were left stranded in the mud with many people forced to stay in their cars overnight. Highway 58 was shutdown while CalTrans frantically worked to clear the road, which took nearly a week, and they removed up to 7500 cubic yards of mud and debris equivalent to 23 full olympic-size swimming pools.. It is estimated that the road will be partially open on Monday. There were not any injuries or fatalities due to this mudslide on State Route 58. The storm that hit the Tehachapi area was a 1000 year event that triggered a flash flood that flowed down the canyons onto State Route 58. Approximately 1 ½ miles of roadway was covered in 5-6 feet of mud. A total of 78 passenger vehicles, 2 buses, 36 trucks, 1 RV & 1 travel trailer were stuck in the mud. Emergency personnel were able to safely remove all travelers and move them to emergency shelters.
NWS Warnings:
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 645 PM PDT
* AT 611 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF ROSAMOND...OR 26 MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER...AND MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOJAVE AND JAWBONE CANYON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR...CENTRAL KERN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM PDT
* AT 410 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BAKERSFIELD...WASCO...ARVIN...SHAFTER...ROSAMOND...TEHACHAPI...TAFT...MARICOPA...WEEDPATCH...GOLDEN HILLS...ROSEDALE...VALLEY ACRES...SOUTH TAFT...EDWARDS AFB...LAMONT...METTLER...MCKITTRICK...STALLION SPRINGS...DUSTIN ACRES AND FORD CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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Music:
Fall of the Solar King by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: www.twinmusicom.org/

Пікірлер: 73

@stevem6008 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, pro quality. You caught the magnitude of the mudslide and all the vehicles it trapped.

@xrqkradio 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent drone video of HWY 58, linking to it on AVNewsTalk.

@kevinbrislawn5918 8 жыл бұрын

amazing what a drone can do with a camera! must be an expensive one..whats the cost for yours?

@Rhaspun 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video.

@Ashtonian54 8 жыл бұрын

Great Work Edward

@Spaghetti-tacos 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome footage

@nuclearcasserole 7 жыл бұрын

very cool video. very well done.

@nickytothenines 8 жыл бұрын

Edward Czajka, good job. What I would find interesting, (I know this is selfish) is to see a flight over the canyon to see where all the water originated. I must imagine the canyon is also showing signs of devastation as far as erosion and plant material just wiped out. But, like I said good job, and thanks.

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Nick Altieri That's why I started the video from in one of the canyons, and why I went as high as I did. It was just a lot of rain in one area and it cascaded onto the highway.

@bobharper565 7 жыл бұрын

My dad got his UPS truck stuck and he had to take a plane back to Tehachapi

@bowers95713 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent videography. Great choice of music. Try to edit more with the "music" and it's beat/pace. Would have made it MUCH more dramatic. Other than that, Damn fine job my friend"! - Demunseed (KZfaq)

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Demunseed I agree. Thanks for the tip, I will do better next time. It was a quick edit in the field, and I was more concerned with dropping the prop noise and getting it online.

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Civil Reporter yes you may, all I ask is I would like to know where it is used. Thanks

@thecircledance 8 жыл бұрын

I take this road to visit family all the time. Scary stuff. :\

@kindnessark8064 7 жыл бұрын

Looks like something from an apocalyptic film

@fatprepperandthe3squirrels419 8 жыл бұрын

that divider worked good didnt it

@ChevyThundersGames 8 жыл бұрын

what done did you use? I'm in the market for one.

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Chevy Thunder This was done on a DJI Phantom 2, with a GoPro. I would recommend a DJI Phantom 3, as it already has the camera.

@ChevyThundersGames 8 жыл бұрын

Hey thanx for responding. I was giving the solo smart drone a really hard look as well. Mainly because the camera and gimbal are upgradeable and/or replaceable additionally there are slots to add additional functionality in the future such as ballistic parachute and other sensors. The video quality on yours looks very good and stable. I do like the Phantom because it comes complete out of the box, and it has more range than the solo.

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Chevy Thunder Hey no problem. The Phantom 2 in my opinion is pretty upgradable, and the 3 is more out of the box, and not as upgradable. Checkout this antenna test I did for FPV: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbOho7SJxLutc3k.html

@christianduran8968 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Edward, This is great video... Would it be okay if the CBS Evening News showed some of this video in tonight's broadcast? We would include a courtesy. Please feel feel to email me at duranc@cbsnews.com Thanks again!

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Christian Duran Sure, not a problem. Thank You for the request.

@larahartley7607 8 жыл бұрын

+Edward Czajka i hope they paid you something. a “courtesy” doesn’t cut it. news stations have the budget. don’t be afraid to ask or shop your unique video around. you got taken advantage of if you didn’t get paid anything.

@michaelivey5 6 жыл бұрын

Christian Duran what year was that I didn't hear abt it

@agent9809 8 жыл бұрын

sure sign of a flash flood.

@danwat1234 8 жыл бұрын

1:10, poor Chevy Volt!

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+danwat1234 I saw that during the flight, and thought "All electric car in a flood, that's probably totaled."

@danwat1234 8 жыл бұрын

+Edward Czajka It was driveable afterwards but they decided to total it I think. This is the forum thread the owner of the car posted gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?201218-I-found-out-the-Volt-will-float-the-hard-way./page3

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+danwat1234 Oh Wow. I am glad an owner got to see my video. Sad to see all of the destruction, but still glad my video helped somehow.

@yulsman 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Edward, like others, I would like to use your fabulous video for a post I am preparing for my ImaGeo blog at Discover magazine: blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/ My post is about the strange weather system that spawned the rains that led to the mudslide. I will of course credit you. Since you've given permission for other media outlets to use it, I'll assume that it's okay. But if you tell me that it's not, I will immediately find something else. Thank you so much. And great work!

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Tom Yulsman I just saw your write up, that was a great piece. I was really curious on how the low made that loop, and if the El Nino waters played a roll in the Tehachapi Pass flooding. Great job.

@Bakersfieldnow 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Edward. This is Eyewitness News in Bakersfield. We'd like permission to use some of your video on air. If you'd like to contact us directly, we can be reached at news@bakersfieldnow.com or 661-632-6260.

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+KBAK - KBFX - Eyewitness News - BakersfieldNow Yes. You may use my video.

@theepicladiesman4034 7 жыл бұрын

If your gonna build thru hills/mountains that are geologically made out of 100% mud (loess) or were even at one time tall sand dunes and not have jersey barriers on the outside edges, your gonna get mudslides covering up the roadway! Even my geology teacher once said a number of those mountains east of Bakersfield, CA along the hwy 58 route are actually ancient sand dunes similar to the sandhills region in Nebraska!

@bigbaddms 8 жыл бұрын

Outstanding job Edward! You captured the scene very nicely.

@djlobb 7 жыл бұрын

"a 1000 year event" Don't be too sure about that, we seem to be having more and more wild weather. Even here in Australia has been getting worse and worse cyclones/weather.

@williamtsol636 8 жыл бұрын

wow that was the best video of them all !!! thanks nice job !!

@QiuyuanChenRyan916 6 жыл бұрын

That barrier surely passed the design test.

@hebneh 8 жыл бұрын

Obviously all these vehicles no longer have anyone in them. But where did everybody go? This looks like it's out in the middle of nowhere. Who picked them up? Where were they taken? How will they get where they were going since their vehicles are no longer driveable?

@wr9501 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. You did a great job on this video!!

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+W Ray Thanks. I'm hoping this helps put in a positive spin on what drones can do. It was an impressive sight to see, and fun to fly.

@wr9501 8 жыл бұрын

+Edward Czajka - The music added made the film even more dramatic. We spent the night in Loves Gas Station's parking lot along the freeway, we were headed home, but the parking lot was like staying at Caesars Palace compared to those folks that were in the middle of the slide. Scary stuff. All agencies did a great job too. Thanks again.

@reggiekenner1527 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. Looks to me like that shiny new divider caused a whole lot of the pooling of the water that might have simply washed over the roadway without it.

@CharcoalPencilPusher 6 жыл бұрын

Very good point!

@larahartley7607 8 жыл бұрын

it’s an excellent video btw. what music did you use?

@Ritercrazy 5 жыл бұрын

Hope no one was hurt and too that the insurance companies were generous.

@williamschlenger1518 6 жыл бұрын

What devastation. I don't know if they will ever fully recover 😟

@rayhallquist6199 8 жыл бұрын

Good Job

@btownmom93309 8 жыл бұрын

Edward, can ABC10 News in Sacramento use your video with proper credit?

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Tammy Sorensen-Brown Yes you can. Last name is pronounced "Chika" with a long "i". Thank you

@btownmom93309 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@btownmom93309 8 жыл бұрын

Can I also ask permission for online and our affiliates, again with proper credit? Our online is abc10.com and affiliates, would be Tegna owned or ABC

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Tammy Sorensen-Brown Yes, that would be great. Thank You

@CaltransVideo 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Edward, you've shot some incredible video here. We would like to ask if we could have your permission to include a portion of this footage in a video we are putting together on this mudslide. We would of course give you on-screen credit and we can send you a link to the video when it is posted on our KZfaq channel. Thanks.

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+CaltransVideo this video has been licensed. You will have to contact licensing@break.com for licensing. Reference "HWY58 Mudslide View from Drone"

@shythawks9549 6 жыл бұрын

This was a disaster waiting to happen man

@JamesBond-pb2qy 6 жыл бұрын

like music for Halloween lol

@peterherrera4598 8 жыл бұрын

great video nd I thought of doing this but never got a chance.

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Herrera It was a challenge. I brought a buddy who had a Press Pass, and he was my spotter. We had to watch out for low flying traffic as well.

@matheusmariano5037 6 жыл бұрын

Mad Max

@420WEED69 5 жыл бұрын

WILL MY *GICO INSURANCE* COVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS ?????? *BUMMER*

@1968MikeBig 8 жыл бұрын

maybe they should invest in a Jersey barrier on the mud side as well

@LiverpoolfcEPL 6 жыл бұрын

its like from a scene of zombie apocolaypse

@pruettmfnance1 8 жыл бұрын

Looks like some bad engineering. woopsies

@EdwardCzajka 8 жыл бұрын

+Pruett Nance I would disagree. That 5 foot barrier may have kept all of the water and mud mostly on one side of the highway, and trapped more cars but you missed something. If the barrier was not there, it would have taken both sides of the highway, and knocked all of the vehicles off the side of the road and down near the railroad tracks. Cars would have flipped as they were knocked off, and the headlines would have read "50+ People drown in their own cars due to flash flood on Highway 58". With the way it is currently built, there were not even any injuries with this event.

@pruettmfnance1 8 жыл бұрын

+Edward Czajka to each his own, sir

@pruettmfnance1 8 жыл бұрын

+Edward Czajka great video by the way!

@bingofoothill 7 жыл бұрын

Respectfully, there's no ideal roadway design for this region. Nature has too many more options than the engineers, who have practical constraints in mind.