FEB. 13, 2017, 1:23 A.M. "This is not a drill. Repeat this is not a drill,” the National Weather Service said Sunday, urging people living below Oroville Dam to evacuate.
The evacuation was ordered because of a “hazardous situation” involving the Northern California dam's emergency spillway. The National Weather Service said the auxiliary spillway is expected to fail and could send an “uncontrolled release of flood waters from Lake Oroville.”
Follow this live blog for updates on the emergency evacuation ordered for Oroville-area residents by the state Department of Water Resources, which predicted late Sunday afternoon that the auxiliary spillway at the Oroville Dam would fail.
i read they said it will stop washing away when it gets down to the bed rock, but if you look at the ABC news panorama video, its aroading right across whole dam, lot's a luck
oh yeah, once upon a time a long time.... i walked across San Francisco bridge with pack pack on my back and hitch hiked through Oregon on my way to Sumner in Washington State. Slept a night under a log cause i thought might protect me from bears, one silliest things i ever did probably
I was surprised to find x30 zoom in the Sony a7ii, i have trouble holding it still but resting up against helps, the red headed (male) Gang-Gang photo i used the zoom to bring that image up that way (leaning up against a tree) All though i carry a tripod in the car I've never used it at any time, better to practice without i think
robplum Forum Posts (12,032)
RE: Say Anything IV
Officials Order Evacuation For Residents Below Calif. DamFebruary 12, 201710:34 PM ET
Damaged emergency spillway at nation's tallest dam forces massive evacuations in California
2 Mins Ago
CNBC.com
FEB. 13, 2017, 1:23 A.M.
"This is not a drill. Repeat this is not a drill,” the National Weather Service said Sunday, urging people living below Oroville Dam to evacuate.
The evacuation was ordered because of a “hazardous situation” involving the Northern California dam's emergency spillway. The National Weather Service said the auxiliary spillway is expected to fail and could send an “uncontrolled release of flood waters from Lake Oroville.”
‘NOT a drill': 188,000 residents ordered evacuated in Calif., as massive Oroville Dam threatens to flood
February 13 at 3:07 AM
Water overflows into Calif. dam’s emergency spillway