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Lake Oroville Dam LIVE WEBCAM Rain returns to N.Cal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwjHdwnPqAU


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Wednesday evening | Forecast in description

Started streaming on Feb 14, 2017

Wednesday Night - Showers, mainly after 10pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 52. South southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday - Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night - Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Showers - High near 56. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night - Showers. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

LIVE Webcam at Lake Oroville California
Emergency spillway has become severely eroded
Traffic in the area is gridlocked due to evacuation of 130,000 people
The 770ft dam is the nations tallest
The dam went into operation in 1968 and has never had a problem
Authorities hope to use helicopters to drop rocks into the spillway to plug it
Hotels in the area are full
Authorities may be regaining control


Dam Break
Flood
Evacuation