Emergency: California’s Oroville Dam Spillway Near Failure, Evacuations Ordered

Breitbart ^ | Feb 12, 2017 | Joel B. Pollak1

[janetjanet998]

The California Department of Water Resources issued a sudden evacuation order shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday for residents near the Oroville Dam in northern California, warning that the dam’s emergency spillway would fail in the next 60 minutes.

The Oroville Dam is the highest in the nation.

[SE Mom]

WooooHooo mags!!! Missed you!

We’re all wondering how much rain will they get...

[maggief]

http://abc30.com/1759229/

LEVEE BREAK ON THE MERCED RIVER CREATES MAJOR FLOODING

http://freebeacon.com/issues/obama-stimulus-funds-went-california-dam-good-shape-not-oroville/

Obama Stimulus Funds Went to California Dam in ‘Good Shape,’ But Not Oroville

California received $34.5 billion from the stimulus

[maggief]

3 Comcast guys later ... SMH!

Getting back to speed here. I’m reading up to 10” of rain forecast to Monday night.

[SE Mom]

Oh man...that’s an ordeal. Glad they got you online though..

I read the 10” also...we’ll see. Snowmelt will play a role of course.

[maggief]

Reposting Oroville Dam Data:

(Will keep an eye on inflow CFS.)

https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?s=ORO&d=16-Feb-2017+09:34&span=12hours

[maggief]

http://www.kcra.com/article/officials-dispel-rumors-surrounding-lake-oroville-evacuations/8946030

The California National Guard was forced to dispel rumors Thursday that were running rampant on social media, saying that more evacuations would soon be needed. The story spread fast in Oroville after a citizen recorded her conversation with a soldier.

“And what the soldier said was wrong,” California National Guard Major General David Baldwin said.

“You can absolutely trust your National Guard. We’re a community-based force,” Baldwin added. “We’re fighting and winning our nation’s wars. We are out there on the line defending our country and helping people here at home. They can absolutely trust them. Having said that, people make mistakes and we are going to address mistakes.”

KCRA 3 also learned Thursday that 15 construction crew members were terminated from the job this week.

Five were fired after they failed a drug test, five others were terminated for posting on social media from the worksite — which is forbidden — and five others were let go because they were found to be unqualified for the job, DWR spokesman Chris Orrock said.

[janetjanet998]

long range models continue to hint at a long cool dry spell after starting in about 6 days....

The key remains the main spillway

so far so good

[maggief]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/17/us/southern-california-storm-oroville-dam/index.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

While Southern Californians will be seeing the bulk of their rain before the end of the weekend, those in Northern California can expect heavier rain late Sunday and into Monday.

The weather brings more worries for communities south of the heavily damaged Oroville Dam. Rainfall continuing over the next seven days could total more than 12 inches.

[leakinInTheBlueSea]

I speculate that part of the reasoning for reducing the spillway release to dredge and get the power plant back up was because they want that extra 15k CFS come Monday... I worry that it will be wasted as a blockage likely rebuilds in short order.

[SE Mom]

Rain runoff may have undermined Oroville Dam’s concrete spillway, report says

ttp://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-92597614/

[SE Mom]

That was an interesting exchange and reaction yesterday.

A poster made an apt observation about it somewhere yesterday, saying this is what happens when citizens lose trust in their public officials and government. EVERYTHING becomes suspect, conspiracies abound and facts become scarce.

Whether it’s about a potential dam implosion, Russians fixing the election or the earth being flat...it’s all up for grabs.

[SE Mom]

Sorry, here’s complete link:

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-92597614/

[maggief]

[mad_as_he$$]

So 33% druggies, 33% idiots and 33% unqualified. Sounds about like a typical construction crew in Kalifornia.

[maggief]

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1YqGoWPnRyyGv

SeanD @MyAmerica120 14m14 minutes ago

#OrovilleDam #OrovilleSpillway #FeatherRiver SEAN D LIVE FROM FEATHER RIVER 25 MILES SOUTH OF OROVILLE, IN YUBA CIT…

[maggief]

Ping to 1175.

[SE Mom]

Link says it ended 2 minutes ago. Anything significant?

[maggief]

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5327079260001/?#sp=show-clips

Crews at Oroville Dam prepare for heavy rain
Feb. 17, 2017 - 2:16 - The powerful storm could bring flash floods to Southern California

[maggief]

SeanD will be streaming on and off most of the day. He’s heading up to Oroville to check on levee repair work.

Periscope channel:

https://www.periscope.tv/MyAmerica120/1YqGoWPnRyyGv

[SE Mom]

Thanks:)

Will keep checking him...I’m off today. Laundry etc..