New evacuation orders were in place Sunday near two small central #California towns where a #levee was breached following recent downpours, as yet another winter storm brought the threat of major #flooding.

The agricultural communities of #Alpaugh and #Allensworth, home to a total of about 1,400 people, were ordered to leave because of "the possibility of residents becoming isolated due to impassible roadways," the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/new-evacuations-as-storm-brings-california-flood-threat/

New evacuation orders were in place Sunday near two small central #California towns where a #levee was breached following recent downpours, as yet another winter storm brought the threat of major #flooding.

The agricultural communities of #Alpaugh and #Allensworth, home to a total of about 1,400 people, were ordered to leave because of "the possibility of residents becoming isolated due to impassible roadways," the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/new-evacuations-as-storm-brings-california-flood-threat/

New #evacuation orders for #Alpaugh and #Allensworth #CA #flooding #CAwx https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0QdVHPCkcdWGo7QmNPropDZRcCC5fxv1oBioKwwGrMi7dkD4PtzuZGFMCBZvomNXkl&id=100068808202729&sfnsn=mo https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0QdVHPCkcdWGo7QmNPropDZRcCC5fxv1oBioKwwGrMi7dkD4PtzuZGFMCBZvomNXkl&id=100068808202729&sfnsn=mo

Cool thing I found: people are trying to revive a once-thriving Black town in California -- Allensworth.

The state budget for 2022-2023 allocated $40 million for restoring Allensworth.

#Allensworth #BlackHistoryMonth

https://youtu.be/Amde6V805Fg

File under did you know: this is a little town in Tulare County. #Allensworth Via @Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allensworth,_California
"The town was named for and in part established by Col. Allen Allensworth, a chaplain of the United States Army who escaped slavery during the Civil War."