If Route 17 collapses the spill from Lake Drummond may flood this area as well. Evacuation will be mandatory under this situation. Emergency Shelter Availability City officials are working with the Northwest Security facility on sheltering those residents who would be affected by flooding. Northwest, with assistance from the Red Cross, will make its gymnasium available for sheltering. The facility will also make its mess hall available to feed those families sheltered.
Residents are able to easily move in and out of the neighborhood.
Traffic Advisory Route 17 near the North Carolina border is closed. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if using these routes. The City's Public Utilities Department continues to monitor water in the Northwest River water distribution system. Because of flooding from the Dismal Swamp into the Northwest River, there is a possibility Chesapeake water experience some discoloration. If this happens, the discoloration poses no health hazard.