Was just about to post that. Another disaster. Hope those earthen dams at Ad s and Barker hold.
They are overtopping now. They can't release water fast enough.
Yeah, if it's like other dams the danger is getting undercut on the other side.
Ad s Reservoir overflows over spillway
The Ad s and Barker reservoirs outside Houston surpassed record levels Tuesday, and subdivisions nearby are beginning to flood, due to heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey.
"This morning we were advised that the Ad s Dam will have uncontrolled release rates this morning," said Steve Costello of the city's office of emergency management in a press conference.
The Ad s Reservoir breached the top of the emergency spillway Tuesday morning, surpassing controlled levels by more than 6 inches. Costello said the uncontrolled release will peak on Thursday, continuing until Sept. 20.
Harris County officials earlier on Tuesday warned residents of six northern Houston neighborhoods to evacuate areas near the
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Yeah, that wasn't enough. See above article.
Ish. I don't know how bad it could be if they breached, but yikes. One has to hope that the people who built it did a good job.
The ground has got to be getting soft.
Each reservoir holds about 200k acre feet.
Ad s overflow flooding the neighborhoods
http://www.foxnews.com/us/slideshow/...uston--tuesday
is this the ONLY Ad s spillway?
https://goo.gl/maps/krAxJxcxB6P2
the buffalo river spillway for Barker reservoir is equally tiny
The only controlled spillway. The whole point of these is to NOT let a lot of water downtown at one time.
Houston police officer, part of Harvey response, confirmed dead
A Houston police officer has been confirmed dead after he drowned in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey that left him trapped in his vehicle.
Sgt. Steve Perez, 60, died on Sunday morning during Harvey, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed during a news conference Tuesday. Perez was heading to work when he was caught in floodwaters.
Houston Police recovered Perez's vehicle at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/29...port-says.html
I guess Sgt Perez was an idiot too? You really should re-think your worldview.
Hurricane Harvey's Stinging Nightmare: Floating Fire Ant Colonies
As if the catastrophic floods in Houston haven’t done enough damage, people are now reporting large colonies of fire ants floating on the rising water.
These fire ants appear to have an outrageous survival mechanism. And, frankly, it’s unsettling.
Houston Chronicle reporter Mike Hixenbaugh tweeted a video of the red ants, infamous for their painful bites, on Sunday and said that they use the bodies of dead ants as a raft.
Apparently fire ants already have a slight resistance to water on their own, but nothing so strong as when they work together. Colonies will link together to be able to stay afloat even in the severe flooding Texas is experiencing.
GAAAH!
The Story Behind the Photo of a Texas Cop Carrying 2 Kids Through Waist-Deep Water
http://time.com/4918389/hurricane-ha...p-photo-viral/
Many people describing evacuating multiple times, fleeing from rising waters.
Harvey the Hurricane Hawk seeks refuge in Houston man's taxi
http://wjla.com/news/offbeat/harvey-...ston-mans-taxi
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