Thursday, July 31, 2014

[californiadisasters] Flood Watch For Private Earthen Dam In Yuba Co. (7/31/14-PM)



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR A PRIVATE  EARTHEN DAM IN YUBA COUNTY ALONG LITTLE DRY CREEK...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A    * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PRIVATE EARTHEN DAM IN YUBA COUNTY ALONG    LITTLE DRY CREEK.    * UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT    * YUBA COUNTY AND LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THE POSSIBLITY OF    FAILURE OF A PRIVATE EARTHEN DAM ALONG LITTLE DRY CREEK IN YUBA    COUNTY. SEVERAL HOMES IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY LOCAL    LAW ENFORCEMENT OF THE POTENTIAL DAM FAILURE. FLOODING WOULD    OCCUR IN RURAL AREAS SOUTH OF THE DAM AND POSSIBLY TOWARDS    SPRING VALLEY ROAD IN YUBA COUNTY.      PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY EVACUATE OR MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND  SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. PEOPLE DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM IN  THE AREA OF THE FLOOD WATCH SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND  OTHER NEWS OUTLETS FOR UPDATES TO THIS SITUATION. A FLOOD WATCH  ASSOCIATED WITH A DAM MEANS THERE IS AN ISSUE OR SIGNIFICANT  PROBLEM AT THE DAM THAT THE DAM OWNER IS ADDRESSING. IF THE DAM  WERE TO FAIL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD UPGRADE THIS WATCH  TO A FLASH FLOOD WARNING.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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