SFOFFWSTO (04/05/06 0535)
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CAC009-051900-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
530 AM PDT TUE APR 4 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CALAVERAS COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA
* UNTIL 1200 PM PDT
* AT 530 AM PDT AN EARTHEN DAM AT LA CONTENTA GOLF COURSE SOUTH OF
VALLEY SPRINGS WAS THREATENING TO FAIL. THE GOLF COURSE IS LOCATED
ALONG HIGHWAY 26. THE DAM IS LOCATED UNDER VISTA DEL LAGO CREEK
BRIDGE. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THE DAM IS ABOUT 12
FEET HIGH AND CONTAINS ABOUT 300 ACRE FEET OF WATER. IF THE DAM
FAILS IT WILL SEND WATER TO A SECOND POND DIRECTLY BELOW THE
DAM. FROM THERE...WATER WOULD RUN INTO THE CALAVERAS RIVER.
ABOUT 100 RESIDENCES ARE THREATENED. ENGINEERS HAVE DETERMINED THAT
DAM FAILURE IS VERY LIKELY. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AREA
WILL CONTINUE.
* ANY FLASH FLOODING WILL BE CONFINED TO THIS SPECIFIC AREA.
LAT...LON 3813 12089 3814 12084 3820 12078 3820 12091
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