Posted on 02/12/2017 5:07:02 PM PST by Mariner
The Butte County Sheriff’ Office released the following statement on Facebook:
This is an evacuation order.
Immediate evacuation from the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream is ordered.
A hazardous situation is developing with the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. Operation of the auxiliary spillway has lead to severe erosion that could lead to a failure of the structure. Failure of the auxiliary spillway structure will result in an uncontrolled release of flood waters from Lake Oroville.In response to this developing situation, DWR is increasing water releases to 100,000 cubic feet per second.
Immediate evacuation from the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream is ordered.
This in NOT A Drill. This in NOT A Drill. This in NOT A Drill.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
any live tv coverage?
Didn’t Governor Moonbeam just IMPLORE President Trump to pony up some cash for some flooding in his state?
Whose to say that this additional ‘disaster’ isn’t man-made? I mean, he’s a YUGE proponent of the Global Warming SCAM. If man causes it, then all bets are OFF!
FUJB! (FU Jerry Brown!)
Holy crap! I’ve been following this closely and the government said this wasn’t in the cards. So much for government expertise.
Thanks for posting.
I have been keeping up with this on FB. I have never seen so much water power. From seeing that power, I kinda knew the spillway would go. Hope people get out of there safely. God bless them.
There may be a Ray Nagin somewhere in all this mess.
Live news/helicopter video: http://www.kcra.com/nowcast
The enviros refused to release water for farmers or city dwellers, saving it for their pet projects. They chose poorly.
The MSM will blame Trump, count on it.
Hope everyone gets out all right.
Here’s what I posted 72 hours ago.
> Officials Say Dam Is Still Fine
That’s what they always say before the SHTF. Run! Run fast, don’t stop and don’t look back.
“Never trust a government expert. “
You would not evacuate?
That looks really bad.
According to DNR, WHEN the Emergency spillway collapses, the entire lake will drop 30 FEET.
That’s 1.0 - 2.0 million acre feet.
And more rain coming.
I wish this damn was near Hollywood
My eyes told me it was time to get out two days ago.
Failure within the next 60 minutes? Good Lord. How did they miss this so badly?
Correction:
Almost 1 million acre feet.
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