http://www.wral.com/weather/page/1010362/?id=140-NCZ076

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9492543/

Quote :

"Local officials report that a 10 to 12 foot wide breach has developed along the spillway pipe of the Carolina Lake dam... and a dam failure is imminent. Officials from North Carolina dam safety... North Carolina water quality... and local emergency management have been notified and are on the scene. Areas affected will be primarily Forest land south and east of the dam. Potential locations affected include the following: herds Creek... Lake rest Lane... Carolina lakes Road... heavenwood Road... lamms Grove Road... and Baywood Lane. "

4/25/2011 12:56:02 PM

People in the Baywood community are claiming to have heard loud explosions

4/25/2011 1:03:39 PM

I blame Obama.

4/25/2011 1:05:02 PM

4/25/2011 1:05:51 PM

Useless without pics

4/25/2011 1:06:15 PM

WE DIDN'T LISTEN

4/25/2011 1:06:24 PM

how big is the lake? dam maintenance is usually pretty poor in small neighborhood lakes and they almost never have the required plans they need.

4/25/2011 1:11:13 PM

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Heavenwood+Rd,+Carthage,+Moore,+North+Carolina+28327&aq=&sll=35.28031,-79.036846&sspn=0.033001,0.07021&gl=us&ie=UTF8&geocode=Fe-LGwIdQvtF-w&split=0&hq=&hnear=Heavenwood+Rd,+Carthage,+Moore,+North+Carolina+28327&ll=35.359586,-79.293823&spn=0.008242,0.017552&t=h&z=16

4/25/2011 1:15:59 PM

I BROKE THE DAM

4/25/2011 1:34:13 PM

holy crap. First the dam in hope mills, now raleigh 'burb? Not looking good for little towns most likely skimping on maintenance.

[Edited on April 25, 2011 at 2:14 PM. Reason : V carolina lakes? ]

4/25/2011 2:08:05 PM

the dam that broke is in (or near) carthage


[Edited on April 25, 2011 at 2:17 PM. Reason : .]

4/25/2011 2:09:09 PM

Quote :

"First the dam in hope mills, now raleigh 'burb?"

Carthage/Cameron, is not a Raleigh 'burb.

4/25/2011 3:01:35 PM

Downgraded to eliminate flash flood warnings. Lake drained enough that it was no longer a hazard.

4/25/2011 3:14:47 PM

Quote :

" If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break, [X2] When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay. Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, [X2] Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home, Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well. Don't it make you feel bad When you're tryin' to find your way home, You don't know which way to go? If you're goin' down South They go no work to do, If you don't know about Chicago. Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good, Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good, When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move. All last night sat on the levee and moaned, [X2] Thinkin' about me baby and my happy home. Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you... Going down... going down now... going down.... "

4/25/2011 3:20:04 PM

Quote :

"I blame Obama global warming."

4/25/2011 3:24:57 PM

Quote :

"WE DIDN'T LISTEN "

4/25/2011 4:45:21 PM

I blame piping.

4/25/2011 4:48:27 PM

^dammit. I was gonna post that.

I, too, blame piping.

4/25/2011 5:04:56 PM

4/25/2011 5:33:44 PM

^^, ^^^ - you guys are engineers, blame the contractors

4/25/2011 6:10:55 PM

This dam has been around too long for all that.

[Edited on April 25, 2011 at 6:47 PM. Reason : ^^^ U mad?]

4/25/2011 6:46:51 PM

Nawlins all over again if it rains more

4/25/2011 7:01:10 PM

Barack Obama doesn't care about white people.

4/25/2011 7:51:16 PM