Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

[UT_Dutchman]

This dam failed and burst. The Lake Lure Dam is about to fail.

Tennessee's Waterville Dam suffers "catastrophic failure": What we know

I figured it was Waterville dam, that is the only dam around there.

 

[hog88]

Bet all his weapons were in the boat, too.

It's the smart place to keep them.

 

[hog88]

I figured it was Waterville dam, that is the only dam around there.

How big of an impoundment?

 

[UT_Dutchman]

What kind of boat are we mourning?

It was just a 21' starcraft with a 150 mercury tower of power on the back. I believe the engine survived. Sitting on a nice galvanized trailer which may also have escaped unharmed, boat is trashed. Will take pictures shortly.

 

[hog88]

It was just a 21' starcraft with a 150 mercury tower of power on the back. I believe the engine survived. Sitting on a nice galvanized trailer which may also have escaped unharmed, boat is trashed. Will take pictures shortly.

My condolences.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

Bet all his weapons were in the boat, too.

I believe they must have washed away into beaver creek, no sign of them.

 

[Vol423]

@SumSoonerChick passed her Licensed Practitioning Counselor exam!

Does that mean you now have to pay her everytime she sets you straight?

 

[UT_Dutchman]

How big of an impoundment?

I think it is around 160' high by 500' feet across, you can't really see it from any road.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

My condolences.

Thank you sir

 

[hog88]

I think it is around 160' high by 500' feet across, you can't really see it from any road.

That held back a lot of water. Is that where Newport got its water from?

 

[Vol423]

Photo from Boone, NC, this morning.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

That held back a lot of water. Is that where Newport got its water from?

Not sure about their water, but definitely where they get their electricity.
Duke Power saying now that the dam did not fail.

NWS says NC dam no longer at risk of failing, Flash Flood Warning caused by dam canceled for Cocke County

The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.

www.wbir.com

 

[Orangeburst]

North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say

Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.

www.yahoo.com

update

 

[marcusluvsvols]

I-26 and I-40 shut down. Part of I-40 is now in the pigeon river.

This may take years to fix damnit. Been through this before. Makes a 4hr trip home become a 5.5hr winding drive through the mountain towns of Hot Springs etc on 25/70 behind all the 18 wheelers that also still have to traverse the mountains. Really hate it for them...driving a truck thru all those winding mountain roads and stoplights in towns must be a lot like Hell.

 

[McDad]

This may take years to fix damnit. Been through this before. Makes a 4hr trip home become a 5.5hr winding drive through the mountain towns of Hot Springs etc on 25/70 behind all the 18 wheelers that also still have to traverse the mountains. Really hate it for them...driving a truck thru all those winding mountain roads and stoplights in towns must be a lot like Hell.

that's going to be a problem for a while. I don't see a quick fix in the future.

 

[hog88]

This may take years to fix damnit. Been through this before. Makes a 4hr trip home become a 5.5hr winding drive through the mountain towns of Hot Springs etc on 25/70 behind all the 18 wheelers that also still have to traverse the mountains. Really hate it for them...driving a truck thru all those winding mountain roads and stoplights in towns must be a lot like Hell.

Been there, done that after the big rockslide several years ago. It's either that or run 77 up to 81.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

This may take years to fix damnit. Been through this before. Makes a 4hr trip home become a 5.5hr winding drive through the mountain towns of Hot Springs etc on 25/70 behind all the 18 wheelers that also still have to traverse the mountains. Really hate it for them...driving a truck thru all those winding mountain roads and stoplights in towns must be a lot like Hell.

They will most likely turn it into a 1 lane each way section like they have done before. Yeah travel time will be severely impacted at times.

 

[NorthDallas40]

A pic in the zone thread shows that. Assuming the dam just broke, the eroded road was before the dam failing.

Are you sure the dam failed?

Saw it on the feed for my home town news paper

ETA: the link hog posted is the name of the dam I remember

 

[McDad]

Been there, done that after the big rockslide several years ago. It's either that or run 77 up to 81.

Semis need to stay off those 2 lane mountain roads, dont they?

 

[NorthDallas40]

Just got this off FB. A community called Swanannoa? In N.C. People stranded on the roofs

 

[hog88]

Semis need to stay off those 2 lane mountain roads, dont they?

If they can help it.

 

[Vol423]

Just got this off FB. A community called Swanannoa? In N.C. People stranded on the roofs

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The people stranded on the roofs would be the lucky ones.

 

[McDad]

Just got this off FB. A community called Swanannoa? In N.C. People stranded on the roofs

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Wow.
I hope the waters have crested.

There will be incredible devastation in the region.

 

[NorthDallas40]

The people stranded on the roofs would be the lucky ones.

Really just hope nobody died. Any elderly or non mobile people would be trapped

 

[hog88]

Really just hope nobody died. Any elderly or non mobile people would be trapped

I don't see how we haven't lost a few, that's devastation.