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To: STARWISE

I thought the guy said the dam didn’t look like it would fail,, it was just concern about water overflowing it.


1,969 posted on 08/27/2011 10:27:23 PM PDT by goodnesswins
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Wind and rain really picking up now, Northern NJ.

Guess we won’t be sleeping tonight. It is going to be a long one!


1,974 posted on 08/27/2011 10:36:07 PM PDT by Exit148
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To: goodnesswins

I may have heard it wrong .. I do believe I heard there
was investigation ongoing. Is that what you heard?

Found news

*snip*

They issued the Code Red notification at 10:40 p.m. Saturday after Hurricane Irene poured more than seven inches of rain in the area. The county says a dam failure may cause significant flooding that could threaten people, homes and roads downstream.

Downstream residents are urged to move family and pets upstairs or to a high place with a means of escape.

http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wbff_vid_9017.shtml?wap=0&;


1,975 posted on 08/27/2011 10:36:20 PM PDT by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: goodnesswins
Maryland warns dam could fail as Irene brings floods Reuters - Todd Eastham - ‎3 minutes ago‎ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities warned of a potential dam failure in Maryland late on Saturday as Hurricane Irene brought severe flooding to much of the region. "Due to the extreme rain event caused by Hurricane Irene, a notification is being issued ... St. Mary's County, Md., warns of potential failure of St. Mary's Lake Dam Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎ By AP, CALLAWAY, Md. — Officials in St. Mary's County are warning of a potential dam failure at St. Mary's Lake near Callaway. They issued the Code Red notification at 10:40 pm Saturday after Hurricane Irene poured more than seven inches of rain in the ... St. Mary's County warns of potential dam failure Baltimore Sun (blog) - Liz F. Kay - ‎1 hour ago‎ Just before 11 pm Saturday, St. Mary's County issued a 911 Code Red emergency notification to residents downstream from St. Mary's Lake Dam of a potential dam failure. According to the county website, failure of the dam ... St. Mary's Lake Dam failure possible ABC2 News - ‎28 minutes ago‎ Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ST. MARY'S COUNTY, Md. - The Saint Mary's County Government has issued a 911 Code Red emergency notification for a ... All 4 related articles » http://news.google.com/news/more?q=maryland+dam&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=SzY&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsm&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1152&bih=698&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ncl=drSaLAew__ZE3iMmYma_DKcxS30xM&ei=bdNZTtSdFM-dgQfz7IywDA&sa=X&oi=news_result&ct=more-results&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQqgIwAA
1,977 posted on 08/27/2011 10:37:26 PM PDT by sleddogs
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