"OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At least 130,000 people were asked to evacuate in Northern California after authorities warned an emergency spillway in the country's tallest dam was in danger of failing Sunday and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below. About 150 miles northeast of San Francisco, Lake Oroville is one of California's largest man-made lakes, and the 770-foot-tall Oroville Dam is the nation's tallest. The evacuation was ordered Sunday afternoon over concerns the dam's emergency spillway could fail. Over five hours later, hundreds of cars carrying panicked and angry people were sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. "The police came and told us to evacuate," said Kaysi Levias who was with her husband, Greg, at a gas station as they attempted to flee. Officials warned residents that the spillway could fail within an hour." On the heels of drought, can you imagine? Mother Nature besting human ability at her best! Should we love it? Frank
We have flood warnings today here and it hasn't rained in 3 days, they are worried about the river which I thought didn't exist anymore, it's been dry since I moved here, plus we have some reservoirs and dams too.