BREAKING: Dam Failure Imminent due to Isaac Flooding

So, are there any reports about the hurricane stirring up the oil/toxic dispersants in the Gulf? Or about the sinkhole?

Indeed.

So, I see 60,000 have 90 minutes to leave NO and that was on cnn 20 minutes ago. Not a word from any other msm. What is up man?

I lived on a farm years ago for a few months, during a drought, and heavy winter winds swept across the area (N. Dakota). All you heard on the farm report was how bad the farming was going to be because all the good topsoil was being blown off due to no moisture to secure it - no snow that year, not a drop until early May. They were all depressed about it. The topsoil contains all the mulch/nutrients from last year's harvest that helps the new crop grow.

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PER THE WEATHER CHANNEL:

Dam has a small breach. It is expected to grow as water flows through. It has not failed, yet.

IRONY:
This dam was supposed to undergo major repairs, starting the week after Labor Day, with water levels lowered 10 feet.

sure it was no, not where the dam is?

Weather channel talking about it, said it is damaged, not yet broken. BUT THAT IT IS IMMENENT

Tangipahoa Parish orders immediate evacuation after potential levee breach

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. – Residents living along the Tangipahoa River were given 90 minutes to evacuate after a potential levee break at Lake Tangipahoa was expected to allow a torrent of water south.

A mandatory evacuation was been called for areas along the Tangipahoa River from Kentwood through Robert, an area that would affect between 50,000 and 60,000 people.

Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess said residents have about 90 minutes as of 10:10 a.m. before the water would reach Kentwood.

Gov. Bobby Jindal has agreed to send over busses to help with the evacuation, Burgess said...

[link to www.wwltv.com]

Good thing lousiana didnt adopt the oregon "you dont own the rain water" policy

Good thing lousiana didnt adopt the oregon "you dont own the rain water" policy

Ugh! What about the animals? Livestock, etc?!

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. – Residents living along the Tangipahoa River were given 90 minutes to evacuate after a potential dam break at Lake Tangipahoa was expected to release a torrent of water south.

Around 10:10 a.m., a mandatory evacuation was called for areas along the Tangipahoa River from Kentwood through Robert, an area that would affect between 50,000 and60,000 people.

Evacuation routes to get out LA-16, LA-40 or LA 442 to Hwy. 51..
[link to www.wwltv.com]

coverage of the dam.

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Last Edited by northerntomcat on 08/30/2012 12:03 PM

This post if for all the disinfo ops on this forum who were posting before the approach of Issac.

You seek to teach us through your attacks not to trust our intuitions concerning storms. You mock those who warn others of approaching dangers. You were wrong about this storm.

I write this in honour of those who sought to warn others of the approaching dangers related to Issac, and to those who have been, and continue to be, in the path of the sufferation of Isaac.

OneLOVE
soulJAH

imagine they'll have to leave livestock -- what else can they do?

the Tangipahoa River drains into Lake Pontchartrain.

Telling people if they know people in the area to call them, call 911 if they can't reach them. Woah, shit is getting real. This is way north of the other problem areas.

[link to cfpub.epa.gov]

EMERGENCY ALERT: Percy Quin Dam Failure Imminent (Southern Mississippi, TANGIPAHOA)
Tangipahoa Parish Government ^ | 8-29-12 | Tangipahoa Parish Government
Posted on Thu Aug 30 2012 12:03:35 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by tcrlaf

MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS NOTIFIED GOHSEP AND TANGIPAHOA PARISH GOVERNMENT OF AN "IMMINENT FAILURE" OF THE DAM AT LAKE TANGIPAHOA AT PERCY QUINN STATE PARK. THIS FAILURE IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ALONG THE ALREADY SWOLLEN TANGIPAHOA RIVER. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS.

TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: breach; dam; flood; issac
Conflicting reports say the dam is leaking, but it has not failed, yet. Residents along the Tangipahoa River in LA/MS have been given 90 minutes to evacuate.
Ironically, this dam had a Major rework due to begin NEXT WEEK, after the holiday, with water levels lowered 10 feet for construction.

Weather Channel reporting water flowing through a cut in the dam, and is expected to get worse. Twitter report saying the dam has already failed.

PER THE WEATHER CHANNEL: 100Ft Breach in Dam

This Isaac thing is being downplayed in the media like I've never seen before.

BATON ROUGE -- Tangipahoa Parish officials have issued a mandatory evacuation for communities near the Tangipahoa River because Percy Quin Dam in Mississippi is expected to fail, officials said Thursday. The dam in Pike County is in imminent danger of failure due to flooding from Hurricane Isaac, officials said.
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise announced that parish President Gordon Burgess called for immediate, mandatory evacuation on his Facebook page, saying the dam on Lake Tangipahoa is in "extreme danger" of failing.
The evacuation area runs from Kentwood to Robert along the river, he said.
State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson said Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness head Kevin Davis was on his way to Tangipahoa to work with Burgess on the evacuation. The National Guard has a helicopter hovering over the dam to monitor the situation, Edmonson said. As of 10:45 the structure was still holding, he said.
Related topics: evacuation, hurricane 2012, hurricane isaac, storm issac 2012

This is huge. Newscasters are getting panicky and trying to get some officials to call in to clarify. Tough to get 60000 people moved in 90 minutes with barely any notice. Telling people basically to get away from the river.

dam has already failed ?

Yes, by all means, let's put off the repairs until hurricane season........

Wow. Hard to believe they let these people stay in their homes AGAIN.

If I lived in New Orleans, I would have a serious distrust of civil authorities.

People need to think for themselves and do what THEY think is right.

This is 80 miles north of New Orleans

everything that happens in Louisiana does not have
to effect New Orleans

this is very bad

major concern on local tv and radio

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[link to mississippi.hometownlocator.com]

Good to see you, Ice- how are y'all holding out?