Posted on 08/03/2018 6:56:10 AM PDT by bgill
A dire warning from the National Weather Service has forced an evacuation around the College Lake Dam in Lynchburg, Virginia.
A flash flood warning issued Thursday night by the NWS reports "if a complete failure of the dam occurs, the water depth at Lynchburg could exceed 17 feet in 7 minutes." The area impacted would be the city of Lynchburg, which is one mile downstream from the dam.
An updated report issued just after midnight by the NWS said the dam has not failed, and is being closely monitored by emergency personnel for any signs of structural failure."
Lynchburg Water Resources Department reported that 4 to 6 inches of heavy rain earlier in the evening caused College Lake to fill beyond its capacity.
WOW, they had some bad floods a couple of years ago, I believe they cancelled the PGA Tour event at the Greenbrier due to flooding.
1 mile from the Dam. You would have so little reaction time. By the time of the news getting to you that water would be hitting.
keeping fingers crossed. Why do I suddenly start singing Led Zeppelin?
Prayers for the safety of all.
Hopefully the Jack Daniels Distillery is safe...
The Greenbriar is in West Virginia and Lynchburg VA is 2 hours and the Shenandoah Mountains SE of The Greenbriar. Both hilly country and water can move very quickly.
That would be Lynchburg, TN
>>That would be Lynchburg, TN
Then despite my bonehead geography, it is indeed safe.. I can rest easier now.. :)
>>That would be Lynchburg, TN
Then despite my bonehead geography, it is indeed safe.. I can rest easier now.. :)
That’s funny. it’s actually home to Liberty University...Jerry Falwell’s school!
BBC says it’s because of Extreme Weather ,it’s destroying Dams everywhere
Just dam!
This one was declared a hazard 7 years ago. Didn’t Obama’s stimulus fix this one?
Folks keep saying God bless the USA but after 60 million babies murdered in this Republic will He really do that?
This is in the area of Lynchburg University and Thomas Jefferson’s summer home in Forest, VA — a few miles n.w. from Liberty University.
From a WDBJ tweet
According to Lynchburg Water Resources, College Lake Dam is considered stable after a conditions assessment was preformed this afternoon. A press conference is scheduled to be held at 3 p.m. today for updates.
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