Hawaii dam at risk of 'imminent' failure as catastrophic flash flooding hits Oahu

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: CNN

Evacuations have been ordered with a dam on Hawaii’s Oahu island at risk of imminent failure as the second significant storm in a week pounds the state.

Catastrophic flash flooding from the storm has already destroyed homes, forced rescues and cut off towns in northern Oahu.

The Wahiawa Dam “may collapse or breach at any time,” according to an alert from the Oahu Department of Emergency Management. Residents in the towns of Waialua and Haleiwa have been told to leave immediately due to “potential life-threatening flooding” and a flash flood warning has been issued for the area until 1:15 p.m. local time.

“Do not stop to pack or prepare your home. Only take items ready to go,” the alert said.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/homes-destroyed-hawaii-catastrophic-flash-150255024.html

[SheltieLover]

1. Cha please check in!

Aloha. 🌺

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Cha lives on Kauai.

I think that msongs lives on Oahu, but I have no idea where.

[SheltieLover]

4. Ty!

I hope both are ok!

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. You're welcome.

I know there are others on Oahu, but their names escape me at the moment. I hope that all are safe.

[SheltieLover]

6. I hope so, too, GAOT

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Wahiawa is the town closest to Schofield Barracks.

A lot of military personnel live there. Waialua and Haleiwa are both on the North Shore of surfing fame.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. 🙏❤️

[LoisB]

8. I hope everyone stays safe.

[turbinetree]

9. Those islands have been getting slammed..................

Take care Cha............mahalo.............

[boonecreek]

10. My SIL and her husband live on Maui.

They've also been getting significant flooding.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. My son lives in the Ewa Beach area.

Directly south of the area affected.

He texted me earlier around 9:30am his time saying that he and his wife were okay. They have enough supplies to last a while. But there is not much they can evacuate to other than heading east. The H-1 is always bumper to bumper.

[Pas-de-Calais]

12. Weather radar shows more thunderstorms heading that way

[mahina]

13. Oh shit.

The ground is just completely saturated here. Walked to check the water level of a nearby rain ditch and was in 6” of water covering my ankles and etc on grass that did not appear to be underwater from a few steps away. Squish squish.

Even the birds are audibly unhappy. The rare solo baby bird is peeping very pitifully here and there.*

A huge tree fell over on Kalākaua across from Kaimana beach and the exposed root ball dwarfed 5’ reporter.

We did need the rain. Still.

* Before I’m called heartless, I did put a little box together with some warm stuff in it for the next one. We’ll have to figure out how to keep the dog off him. It should be a solveable problem.