Hurricane Odile hit near Cabo San Lucas on the Baja Peninsula Sunday night. It was followed by a 5.3 earthquake further north, near San Felipe, Baja California, according to the WeatherChannel.
Never seen the arch like this #cabo #cabosanlucas #baja #odile #hurricane #cat4 by landsendcharters pic.twitter.com/jM7v0avqQ5
— Los Cabos Mexico (@CabosNews) September 14, 2014
BREAKING: Hurricane #Odile has officially made landfall, the strongest on record in Baja California. pic.twitter.com/E9zt67ehQc
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 15, 2014
Tourists can be forgiven for not expecting to experience a hurricane.
This Wikipedia list of hurricanes reports that from “1951 to 2000, Baja California had one hurricane and three tropical storms make landfall.”
worst hurricane in the hist. of baja & i'm in the middle of it. evacuated to shelter, given refugee status http://t.co/Pr3JT2oXdJ #odile
— Krista Hovsepian (@paleogini) September 15, 2014
#HurricaneODILE so many crashes and crumbles. Water coming in our 5th floor hotel room. Terrifying. Hacienda Encantada
— MattMilletto (@MattMilletto) September 15, 2014
After eye, lobby exploded in heap of rubble. We escaped by crawling, scampering, running. Much of hotel destroyed. We're OK. #HurricaneODILE
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 15, 2014
This is really bad. My ears are about to explode by the pressure and I have an inch of water in my kitchen/living room. #prayers4cabo #odile
— Sarah S. McKinney (@SSinArkansas) September 15, 2014
Record-setting
NBC said it was the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Baja Peninsula.
With winds up to 125mph/ 205kph, Hurricane #Odile makes landfall in Mexico via @NHC_Pacific http://t.co/A1nwMQX0fp pic.twitter.com/I3Q2Wu1FWk
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 15, 2014
The WeatherChannel is keeping the equivalent of a live blog at Storify.
We are adding new layers to protect the shelter from hurricane #odile. Scary winds outside. https://t.co/A342j2Gl5s
— Alba Mora Roca (@albamoraroca) September 15, 2014
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