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zenbabe · 01-14-2005, 08:42 PM

01/14 234
DAM BREAK FLOOD WATCH FOR PRADO DAM BREAK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
725 AM PST FRI JAN 14 2005

...DAM BREAK FLOOD WATCH FOR PRADO DAM BREAK
IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM PST FRIDAY
FOR ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR AREAS ALONG THE SANTA ANA RIVER BELOW THE PRADO DAM IN
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TO THE RIVER MOUTH IN ORANGE COUNTY.

A LEAK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE PRADO DAM.

THE SIZE OF THE LEAK HAS INCREASED OVERNIGHT BUT AN IMMINENT
FAILURE OF THE DAM IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS ASSESSING THE STABILITY OF THE DAM
AT THIS TIME AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER
THIS MORNING.

IN THE INTERIM THE RESERVOIR IS BEING EMPTIED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

ALSO...PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED JUST BELOW THE
DAM BY THE CITY OF CORONA...AND IN FEATHERLY PARK IN ORANGE COUNTY.

OTHER EVACUATIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ORDERED. AN INFORMATION HOTLINE
NUMBER FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY IS...AREA CODE 9 5 1...8 1 7 5 8 5 2.

ALL RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS NEAR OR ALONG THE SANTA ANA RIVER
BETWEEN THE COAST AND PRADO DAM SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA TO STAY
ABREAST OF LATEST STATEMENTS...EVACUATION ORDERS...OR WARNINGS.

AN UPDATE TO THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM OR
SOONER.

EDIS-01-14-05 0738 PST

Willow Sylph · 01-14-2005, 08:45 PM

That's a freaky picture. I heard that on the radio this morning. Residence of Corona were being asked to evacuate their homes because of that cracked dam.

surflugen · 01-14-2005, 09:31 PM

Damn it!

Ha

Just when the river mouth was just barely starting to be clean enough to surf, now this... And we are expecting a BIG swell on Wednesday.

01-14-2005, 08:42 PM	#1
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	Watch out L.A! 01/14 234 DAM BREAK FLOOD WATCH FOR PRADO DAM BREAK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 725 AM PST FRI JAN 14 2005 ...DAM BREAK FLOOD WATCH FOR PRADO DAM BREAK IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM PST FRIDAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR AREAS ALONG THE SANTA ANA RIVER BELOW THE PRADO DAM IN WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TO THE RIVER MOUTH IN ORANGE COUNTY. A LEAK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE PRADO DAM. THE SIZE OF THE LEAK HAS INCREASED OVERNIGHT BUT AN IMMINENT FAILURE OF THE DAM IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS ASSESSING THE STABILITY OF THE DAM AT THIS TIME AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS MORNING. IN THE INTERIM THE RESERVOIR IS BEING EMPTIED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. ALSO...PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED JUST BELOW THE DAM BY THE CITY OF CORONA...AND IN FEATHERLY PARK IN ORANGE COUNTY. OTHER EVACUATIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ORDERED. AN INFORMATION HOTLINE NUMBER FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY IS...AREA CODE 9 5 1...8 1 7 5 8 5 2. ALL RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS NEAR OR ALONG THE SANTA ANA RIVER BETWEEN THE COAST AND PRADO DAM SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA TO STAY ABREAST OF LATEST STATEMENTS...EVACUATION ORDERS...OR WARNINGS. AN UPDATE TO THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM OR SOONER. EDIS-01-14-05 0738 PST __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

01-14-2005, 08:45 PM	#2
Willow Sylph monkey Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,608	That's a freaky picture. I heard that on the radio this morning. Residence of Corona were being asked to evacuate their homes because of that cracked dam. __________________ Knight 1: We are now no longer the Knights who say "Ni". Knight 2: NI! Other Knights: Shh.... Knight 1: We are now the Knights who say.... "Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG! Zoom-Boing! Z'nourrwringmm!"

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01-14-2005, 09:31 PM	#3
surflugen getting Donuts Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,091	Damn it! Ha Just when the river mouth was just barely starting to be clean enough to surf, now this... And we are expecting a BIG swell on Wednesday.