Overview
- Polk County Emergency Management cited embankment damage and urged immediate evacuations for neighborhoods south of the Camden dam.
- The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch for Polk County until 6 p.m. Sunday due to the risk of dam or levee failure.
- Private owners say conditions did not worsen overnight and are lowering the lake by one to two feet by pumping water down the spillway.
- An engineer will be called to assess the embankment once levels drop, and access to the area remains restricted.
- No inundation has been observed, the cause and extent of the damage are still unknown, and there is no repair timeline; Dunbar Gym in Livingston is open for evacuees.