Entertainment- Tropical Storm Hilary hit Southern California on Sunday afternoon.
- Some are joking that an old clip of a LA theme park ride is real-time footage of the storm's impact.
Did a storm wipe out a Los Angeles Metro Rail station this afternoon?
Nope. That's just a stop on the famous Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour.
As Hurricane Hilary was downgraded to Tropical Storm Hilary on Sunday, people on social media shared an old clip of a portion of the tour that immerses passengers on the set of some of the studios' most iconic films."This is a ride at Universal Studios. Duh," Metro Los Angeles wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
The LA Metro Station on Wilshire/Vermont is flooding from the storm pic.twitter.com/q1epV601xl
— Mexican Rug Dealer (@DealinRugs) August 20, 2023
One part of the ride features a simulation of an 8.3-magnitude earthquake in a city subway station.
According to Insider Universal, the earthquake portion of the tour is currently closed for refurbishment until 2024.
A Universal Hollywood Studios spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment sent during the weekend.
The reference, however, is fitting: This afternoon, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Ojai area, a city northwest of Los Angeles.
Online, people were quick to dub the event "Hurriquake."
The Universal ride also features a simulated flash flood when the tram stops on the set that looks like a small town in Mexico.
Wow, look at the flooding in Mexico, this is crazy pic.twitter.com/gakTYccLj6
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) August 20, 2023
Pockets of Southern California and Mexico are experiencing flooding, however.
We just pulled out from the Universal lot and we’ve already seen several streets and intersections flooded. Please be safe! Coverage all day live on @NBCLA #Hilary pic.twitter.com/q7Yg8uDt3q
— Alex Rozier (@AlexNBCLA) August 20, 2023
CNN reported on a video showing intense flooding completely engulfing the streets of Baja, California.
Rainfall is expected to continue throughout Sunday and Monday in Southern California.