BREAKING: Dam Failure Imminent due to Isaac Flooding

shit

What, just great.

Full live coverage

[link to www.wwltv.com]


Army trucks on the way to help with evacuation.

[link to geology.com]

Water level will rise 17 feet in minutes if the dam fails according to WWLTV

Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess then issued the mandatory evacuation order. Shelter locations are as follows:

Hammond West Side Elementary Montessori School

Hammond Jr. High Magnet School

Natalbany Elementary School

Nesom Middle School

Amite High School

Kentwood High Magnet School
[link to www.wafb.com]

Dam at Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quinn State Park, La. is failing.

Mandatory evacuation for all areas along the Tangipahoa River

Small breach in the dam at Percy Quin - expected to fail soon.

NWS: Water levels on the Tangipahoa River Kentwood, La. could rise to 17 ft. Similar to 1990 & 1983 floods

[link to twitter.com]

What affects Ponchartrain affects Maurepas... geez.

Officials in the parish are afraid the water from the lake, combined with the already-swollen river, would flood low-lying areas downstream from the park.

But Mississippi officials say they don't believe the volume of water in the 700-acre lake at Percy Quin State Park near McComb, Miss., would add enough flow to threaten communities downstream. [link to www.wbrz.com]

Gov. Jindal giving press conference in a minute. CNN appparently not carrying it? (According to WWLTV)

The lack of MSM coverage on this is bordering on criminal.

Faux and cnn are both still yaking about the RNC.

Maybe they couldn't get a crew there? That would be the only thing that makes sense.

Yes, I remember one guy in particular. He was like: I HAVE SEEN THIS A MILLION TIMES...You guys are a bunch of retards, go away. He said he lived there and it would be a little rain and wind, YAWN.....

I'm sure he is not thinking that NOW...

Jindal live now on WWLTV

I hope this is right.

even twc is barely covering what is a major emergency

if people need to be evacuated or are depending on a friend/relative watching the news to call them and the "news" isn't even covering it, wtf?

i doubt many of the people in the path have great reception on their tvs atm if they even have power

you are right NT
this is bordering on criminal

Watching Jindal... he is talking fast and giving inventory of evacs and stuff already done but not a word yet about impeding dam failure....Why is he talking about minor details that have already happened as opposed to an urgent event that is about to happen that people need to know about ASAP..???

I'm listening to it too. He addressed it in the very beginning.

Louisiana Gov Jindal: They ARE expecting to intentionally breach a levee in Plaquemines Parish today between 2-3 p.m. to alleviate flooding downstream.

GLP effect in full swing mode
calm down folks, everythings fine.

Hurricane Central@twc_hurricane
Flash flood warning: eastern Jackson County, MS thru 3:30p. Renewed flooding likely. Details: wxch.nl/PQmb7J #Isaac

stupid freaking weather channel
cuts away from jindal's press conference
wtf?
and it's not on any other station

wtf????

Honestly, I don't have TV,Cable or satelite, saves lots of money for garbage. I do DVD's Cd's, netflix. Just what is CNN covering now, that they deem so newsworthy?

Lake Pontchartrain covers an area of 630 square miles (1,600 km2) with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 m). The 700 acres from the dam break will have a very minor impact.

this.

Any updates on your friend, Scrumpy? I hope he and his family are okay :( flooding is so damn scary.

Last Edited by snark on 08/30/2012 12:40 PM

Full breach ahead

Very true

the lake is so high its daming all river flow into it

Kentwood to Roberts mandatory evac. 1 mile on either side of the river. Dam apparently partially breached but not yet failed...WWLTV

..Because the area is thinly populated, officials did not have an immediate estimate of how many homes or people were affected by the evacuation order.

Mississippi officials did not order an evacuation and said they don't believe the volume of water in the 700-acre lake at Percy Quin State Park near McComb, Miss., would add significant flow to threaten communities downstream.

Louisiana State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson said a National Guard flight over the dam shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday showed it was still holding. Mississippi officials confirmed the dam was secure.

Louisiana state troopers and National Guard troops were heading to the state line to be ready if the situation changes.

"It's speculation, but we have to at least prepare for it," Edmonson said.

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn says prisoners are sandbagging an area where part of the dam's base has slid away. He says there are no breaks, no water is coming through and he's been told officials at the scene don't think there's any immediate danger of breaking....

Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 11:29 AM [link to www.nola.com]