Residents are being told to evacuate from around the Oroville Dam in California after too much rain is expected to make an auxiliary spillway fail.
‘THIS IS NOT A DRILL’: Residents in areas of Oroville, Calif. ordered to evacuate as dam is predicted to failpic.twitter.com/b49uOFvDDt
— Breaking911 Nature (@B911Nature) February 13, 2017
From CBS Sacramento:
The Butte County Sheriff’s Department has issued an evacuation notice for the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream from the Oroville Dam.
The emergency spillway is eroding which could lead to a failure of the structure sending an uncontrolled release of flood water from Lake Oroville
The Feather river will experience a rapid rise in water level affecting surrounding areas as the main spillway releases are increased to 100,000 cfs from the current 55,000 cfs. We have a crew on the way to the Dam.
Oroville is the highest dam in the United States at 770 feet high, and impounds the 2nd largest man-made lake in California.
Oroville Dam spillway and auxiliary spillway. Evacuations have been ordered from Oroville and below the dam. pic.twitter.com/ErhfxqSDES
— Mike Mangas (@mikemangas) February 13, 2017
Water began flowing over an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam, Lake Oroville, for the first time Saturday after erosion damage: pic.twitter.com/rPkwJ54UQD
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) February 13, 2017
Officials say damage is to #OrovilleDam spillway, not the dam itself. Evacs underway in low lying areas. pic.twitter.com/yf026tokEM
— KenWayne (@KenWayneKTVU) February 13, 2017
#OrovilleDam right now. pic.twitter.com/rOBWDtqPq6
— KenWayne (@KenWayneKTVU) February 13, 2017
BREAKING: FLASH FLOOD WARNING: Dam operators reported A hazardous situation is developing with the #Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. 1/2
— KenWayne (@KenWayneKTVU) February 13, 2017
BREAKING: #OrovilleDam 2/2 Operation of the auxiliary spillway has lead to severe erosion that could lead to a failure of the structure.
— KenWayne (@KenWayneKTVU) February 13, 2017
My Close Up Look at History in the Making. The Emerg Spillway in Operation Lake #Oroville today. @Cal_OES @CaliforniaDFW #castorm #caflood pic.twitter.com/zD4Z85GMkL
— Kelly Huston (@ProComKelly) February 12, 2017
Evac underway in Oroville pic.twitter.com/RNy7C1rUWQ
— Dale Kasler (@dakasler) February 13, 2017
Let’s hope no one gets hurt.
UPDATE:
BREAKING: At least 130,000 people asked to evacuate over concerns California's Oroville Dam's emergency spillway could fail.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 13, 2017
Please pray for those near the Oroville Dam in N. California.They are evacuating as the damn may break. This may lead to so much suffering.
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) February 13, 2017
Video from Oroville, courtesy @kcranews live copter 3.#OrovilleDam #OrovilleSpillway pic.twitter.com/FuKBZ679Pu
— King Zombie (@TotalZombie) February 13, 2017