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Title: Flood Risk Evac for North Fork
Post by: mungeclimber on January 08, 2017, 08:47:15 pm

http://sierranewsonline.com/pre-evacuation-advisory-issued-for-north-fork-as-waters-rise/

"Currently, this a PRE-evacuation warning only,” say the Sheriff’s Office. “We anticipate this pre-warning will be elevated to an evacuation warning (voluntary evacuation) during the night. Should the need arise it may be further upgraded into a mandatory evacuation order.”

Title: Re: Flood Risk Evac for North Fork
Post by: mungeclimber on January 09, 2017, 09:28:26 am

Looks like parts are official...

http://sierranewsonline.com/portions-of-north-fork-evacuated-as-creeks-overflow/

Title: Re: Flood Risk Evac for North Fork
Post by: susan on January 10, 2017, 07:07:00 am

Drought, plague, fires, falling trees, floods, blocked and failed roads... What will be next, horsemen?  More fires of course.

Low expectations for the coming year out there with the insanity of hope anyway that we wil still get to enjoy these areas!

Title: Re: Flood Risk Evac for North Fork
Post by: mungeclimber on February 07, 2017, 01:13:43 pm

wow, again...

http://www.sierrastar.com/news/local/article131256574.html

Title: Re: Flood Risk Evac for North Fork
Post by: mungeclimber on February 07, 2017, 03:42:00 pm

holy shit...

Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-CA12583E096250.FlashFloodWarning.12583E18A4F4CA.HNXFFWHNX.e5fcbe19941cee990ab7b850448085de from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 14:44 PST on 02-07-2017
Effective: 14:44 PST on 02-07-2017
Expires: 14:45 PST on 02-08-2017
Event: Flash Flood Warning
Alert:
The National Weather Service in Hanford CA has issued a

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE AFFECTING...
Northeastern Madera County in central California...

* Until 245 PM PST Wednesday

* At 242 PM PST...THE Madera County REPORTED THAT the earthen dam on
Lewis Fork north of Yosemite Forks has or will fail shortly.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!
ALL PERSONS LIVING WITHIN THE FLOOD PLAIN DOWNSTREAM of the Cedar
Valley neighborhood SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE. RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS CONCERNING REQUIRED EVACUATIONS.
UPDATES WILL BE BROADCAST ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND ALL MEDIA
STATIONS AND BE AVAILABLE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
Instructions:
Target Area:
Madera

Title: Re: Flood Risk Evac for North Fork
Post by: John on February 07, 2017, 03:53:14 pm

Wow! I have to be selfish and hope someone takes some video if it blows, you don't see dams breaking every day.

They don't use exclamation marks on those NOAA statements everyday do they?

Title: Re: Flood Risk Evac for North Fork
Post by: mungeclimber on February 07, 2017, 04:57:55 pm

Just saw some pics that 120 before Rim of the world View is threatened too. RIM fire affects now coming to roost.