Dam Break!

[tomboudreau]

Just saw this from the weather service in Pittsburgh. Will have more updates as the day goes long. Area is south of me.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING - DAM BREAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
743 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 945 AM EDT

* AT 735 AM EDT...SIMMONS DAM IN SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP HAS GIVEN
WAY. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

ANYONE LIVING BELOW THE DAM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. MONITOR
LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANY REQUIRED
EVACUATION AS DIRECTED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

LAT...LON 4030 8008 4003 7999 4001 8049 4041 8044

Tom

[shaner]

It's just an itty bitty dam.

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/new ... etail.html

Washington County 911 is reporting that flooding has crested over a dam on private property that runs along East Simmons Road in South Strabane Township. East Simmons Road runs off of Route 519, between Route 40 and Interstate 70.

[pawlee]

dam... that sucks.

[Josephine96]

I do hope everyone's OK.. in the flooded area..

[tomboudreau]

I've been flipping through all the area Pittsburgh Channels this morning and not have found two stories the same. One station is saying that the dam didn't break, but instead over flowed...another station is saying the dam did break...and I have missed the third station. I'm hoping to find out more info at noon when the news is on. If things couldn't get any worse...we are running the chance of more severe weather today. A severe thunderstorm watch has just been posted to our west in OH, IN, MI, Lake Erie, and Lake Michigan. I just think we need a week of dry weather to dry up. But it doesnt look like that is going to be possible anytime soon.

[Colin]

Yup, we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms every afternoon this week...I guess we could use it, but not all at the same time.

[pojo]

The town of Cambria, WI also had a dam break... the town is basically flooded.

[GalvestonDuck]

It's just an itty bitty dam.

But what matters is what's behind it.

[tomboudreau]

This is what I found out from watching the noon news... The dam didn't break, but they are working on the dam to reinforce it. The materials that have been brought in to reinforce the dam have been washed away. The dam is located on private property. The area received almost 3 inches of rain in just about 2 hours time this morning. Other sections of Washington County also experienced flooding from these storms. To make matters worse...another round of severe weather is likely this afternoon. I wouldn't be surprised to see a flood watch put later today as the storms in Indiana continue to march eastward.

[tomboudreau]

This isn't what we need coming in. A line of very severe thunderstorms is rolling across OH and heading this way. The area is under a severe thunderstorm watch and a flood watch until 11 PM tonight. Here is the current radar image:



Tom