Monday, March 14, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Potential Levee Failure on Middle Creek in Lake Co.



LOCAL LAKE COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED A POTENTIAL LEVEE FAILURE ON MIDDLE CREEK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CLEAR LAKE. CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR A POTENTIAL LEVEE FAILURE... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING * A LEAK WAS REPORTED MONDAY MORNING ON THE EAST BANK OF MIDDLE CREEK NEAR THE DIVERSION CHANNEL. STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT ON THE LEVEE.  * 20 HOMES REMAIN UNDER VOLUNTARY EVACUATION. THE MAJORITY OF THE POTENTIAL INUNDATION AREA IS AGRICULTURAL LAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
* THE POTENTIAL FLOODED AREA IS BETWEEN MIDDLE CREEK AND PAGE CREEK NORTH OF THE DIVERSION CHANNEL AND SOUTH OF BLOODY ISLAND ROAD. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA...INCLUDING THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR RECLAMATION ROAD...ARE ASKED TO MONITOR THE NEWS FOR FURTHER UPDATES... AND BE PREPARED TO RESPOND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.  YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA

Affected Counties or parts of: Yuba, Plumas, Yolo, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Sierra, Alpine, Shasta, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Sacramento, Placer, Solano, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Lake, Tehama, Nevada

Sent: 2011-03-14T16:34:49-07:00

Original Sender: KSTO@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA




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