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A Skycrane helicopter, left, returns to a staging area to be reloaded with rocks as another helicopter carries its load of rocks to fill in a hole on the Oroville Dam's emergency spillway, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. The barrier, at the nation's tallest dam, is being repaired after authorities ordered mass evacuations for everyone living below the lake out of concerns the spillway could fail and send a 30-foot wall of water roaring downstream. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, Diljit Singh, 7, eats as his parents Ramandeep Kaur, left, and father, Baltwant Singh, 49, center, rest after evacuating from Yuba City inside the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple in West Sacramento, Calif. The temple, the area's oldest and largest, took in more than 200 people who were forced to evacuate the towns while emergency crews tried to keep the Oroville Dam from flooding. Officials say the decision to lift the evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people living below a damaged dam in California has taken into account updated weather forecasts. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, Yuba City flood evacuees Roxanna Lyon,32, kisses son Wyatt, 3, as she balances daughter Laurie, 2, on her lap inside the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple in West Sacramento, Calif. The temple, the area's oldest and largest, took in more than 200 people who were forced to evacuate the towns while emergency crews tried to keep the Oroville Dam from flooding. Officials say the decision to lift the evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people living below a damaged dam in California has taken into account updated weather forecasts. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
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Bill Croyle, acting director of the Department of Water Resources, discusses the repairs on the emergency spillway of Oroville Dam during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 14 2017, in Oroville, Calif. The evacuation order that was put in place Sunday out of concerns the dam's emergency spillway could fail was lifted allowing people to return home. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Evacuees converge outside of a shelter Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chico, Calif. Authorities lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, Edith Adeyta, left, shows Jesus and Omar Rojo where to leave their pregnant ewes at the evacuation center at Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, Calif. Authorities on Tuesday lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Truck after truck line the Oroville Dam roadway as the effort to stabilize the emergency spillway continues Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Officials say the decision to lift the evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people living below a damaged dam in California has taken into account updated weather forecasts. A storm later this week is expected to be colder, with less rain. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Faye Green was rescued through a bedroom window by her daughter, Myesha Byars after a large pecan tree fell on her home Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Wharton, Texas. Tornadoes are suspected of damaging homes and injuring people Tuesday southwest of Houston as a strong storm system moved quickly across much of the state. ( Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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General Sales Company/City Wide Storage owner Marshall Francis looks over storm damage to his property Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Wharton, Texas. Francis said he lost at least 9 portable buildings he sells but no damage to the storage units of his storage business. Tornadoes are suspected of damaging homes and injuring people Tuesday southwest of Houston as a strong storm system moved quickly across much of the state. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Cheryl Bradshaw looks at what is left of her only bathroom after a tree fell on her home Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Wharton, Texas. Tornadoes are suspected of damaging homes and injuring people Tuesday southwest of Houston as a strong storm system moved quickly across much of the state. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Anthony Bradley, 12, center right, of Oroville, Calif., leaves a shelter with some balloons alongside his one-year-old niece Aunia Steele after a mandatory evacuation was lifted Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chico, Calif. Authorities lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Rylan Moua, left, and his uncle Christopher Vang, right, of Oroville, Calif., gather pillows as they leave a shelter Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chico, Calif. Authorities lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Young evacuees gather their belongings as they prepare to leave a shelter Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chico, Calif. Authorities lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Evacuees listen to an announcement lifting the evacuation of the Oroville Dam communities Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chico, Calif. Authorities lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. ( AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Brandon Moua, left, and his brother Justin, of Oroville, Calif., fold a blanket as they prepared to leave a shelter Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chico, Calif. Authorities lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, Gerldeen Trammell, right, sits in her family's car with her daughter and grandchildren from Oroville at the evacuation center at Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, Calif. Authorities on Tuesday lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Rod and Kelly Remocal wait with other evacuees at the Red Cross evacuation center in Chico, Calif., Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. The water level has dropped behind the Oroville Dam in Oroville, Calif., reducing the risk of a catastrophic spillway collapse and easing fears that prompted the evacuation of the Remocals and others downstream. (AP Photo/Don Thompson)
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Catalina Rosales, from left, her daughter Kelly, 3, and husband Armando, of Gridley, Calif., leave a shelter after a mandatory evacuation was lifted Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chico, Calif. Authorities lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, Gerldeen Trammell, right, sits in her family's car with her daughter and grandchildren from Oroville at the evacuation center at Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, Calif. Authorities on Tuesday lifted an evacuation order Tuesday for thousands of California residents who live below the nation's tallest dam after declaring that the risk of catastrophic collapse of a damaged spillway had been significantly reduced. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Six months after a devastating flood, Ellicott City’s historic district is back in business, but merchants say street-parking restrictions have stunted economic recovery. (Julia Brouillette/The Washington Times)
