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 ...
That the water will drop only 30 feet is counting on no additional erosion. It could be more.
I see.
“Could this affect San Francisco as well?”
NO!
So far seems to be working ... lessening the flow.
But more rain coming in a couple days.
Me too. Almost all the counties north of Sacramento are red.
It’s about midnight PST and the dam is still intact.
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