Yeah, the 36 hours might seem like a lot until everyone tries to get out at once and the traffic becomes the issue. Of course YC is not Houston, but Houston also has several major interstates radiating out from it and still people had a real hard time getting out of the city when a major hurricane approached. Many ran out of gas.
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 1:48 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > Relieved to hear it... Yuba City being HIGHER I would think is key... I've > been through Yuba City - but ages ago.. . > But I do hope you have "go bag" or bags for future possibilities... What a > traffic nightmare it must ahve been last night! > > ann > > > On 2/13/2017 12:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> Morning, Ann. No, we're not sitting on cots in a church basement. :) >> That information is wrong. We received phone call advising of the >> problem, but stipulating that they >> we're advising of their RECOMMENDING evacuation but >> is not being ordered. >> Yuba City is a bit higher and further >> from the subject dam. >> Many did evacuate. Some 88, 000 >> was estimated. >> If a catastrophic water release were >> to occurs, the water would not reach >> YC for about 36 hours. Plenty of time >> to get out. >> Still here and still dry! >> Thanks for asking. That 150-450 >> would be a problem to swim with? >> >> J >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 13, 2017, at 8:05 AM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>> I just rememberd I had Jack's mailing address.. he lives in Yuba City and >>> if fhe and his wife were at home he would have had to evacuate last night... >>> >>> >>> http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=6e647046d446b4ba&hl=en&gl=US&source=web >>> >>> ann >>> >>>> On 2/13/2017 10:36 AM, Paul in MKE wrote: >>>> Anyone heard from Jack today? I know he lives north of Sacramento ut >>>> don't know where in relation to the Oroville dam. >>>> >>>> *http://tinyurl.com/zkpb4pg* >>>> >>>> >>>> -p >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
