You'll be doing a heckuva job in Music City, Brownie

dixiehack · Jan 23, 2007

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/22/ap/national/mainD8MQIBOO0.shtml

Fearing a dam break that could cause catastrophic flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began lowering the water level on Lake Cumberland on Monday.

The measure was aimed at reducing pressure on the weakened 240-foot-high dam, said Lt. Col. Steven J. Roemhildt, commander of the Corps of Engineers' Nashville office.

"We must take this emergency action to reduce risk to the public and to the dam itself," he said in a statement.

If the dam, which is nearly a mile long, were to break, flooding in communities downstream along the Cumberland River could kill people and cause an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, Roemhildt said. Cities along the Cumberland include Nashville, Tenn.

Corps spokesman Bill Peoples said failure of the dam was not imminent. But he said people should have evacuation plans ready in Nashville and other downstream communities, including Burkesville in Kentucky and Celina, Carthage, Clarksville, Gallatin and Hendersonville in Tennessee.
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The feds say all is well. It was nice knowing you, Middle Tennessee.

Mystery_Meat · Jan 23, 2007

Brown (upon hearing the news of a major leak): Damnit!
Underling: Sir, we've already tried that.

GB-Hack · Jan 23, 2007

dixiehack said:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/22/ap/national/mainD8MQIBOO0.shtml

Fearing a dam break that could cause catastrophic flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began lowering the water level on Lake Cumberland on Monday.

The measure was aimed at reducing pressure on the weakened 240-foot-high dam, said Lt. Col. Steven J. Roemhildt, commander of the Corps of Engineers' Nashville office.

"We must take this emergency action to reduce risk to the public and to the dam itself," he said in a statement.

If the dam, which is nearly a mile long, were to break, flooding in communities downstream along the Cumberland River could kill people and cause an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, Roemhildt said. Cities along the Cumberland include Nashville, Tenn.

Corps spokesman Bill Peoples said failure of the dam was not imminent. But he said people should have evacuation plans ready in Nashville and other downstream communities, including Burkesville in Kentucky and Celina, Carthage, Clarksville, Gallatin and Hendersonville in Tennessee.
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The feds say all is well. It was nice knowing you, Middle Tennessee.
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Does this mean there could be another fall of Carthage? Or that people shouldn't get on the last train to Clarksville?

Ace · Jan 23, 2007

GB-Hack said:

dixiehack said:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/22/ap/national/mainD8MQIBOO0.shtml

Fearing a dam break that could cause catastrophic flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began lowering the water level on Lake Cumberland on Monday.

The measure was aimed at reducing pressure on the weakened 240-foot-high dam, said Lt. Col. Steven J. Roemhildt, commander of the Corps of Engineers' Nashville office.

"We must take this emergency action to reduce risk to the public and to the dam itself," he said in a statement.

If the dam, which is nearly a mile long, were to break, flooding in communities downstream along the Cumberland River could kill people and cause an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, Roemhildt said. Cities along the Cumberland include Nashville, Tenn.

Corps spokesman Bill Peoples said failure of the dam was not imminent. But he said people should have evacuation plans ready in Nashville and other downstream communities, including Burkesville in Kentucky and Celina, Carthage, Clarksville, Gallatin and Hendersonville in Tennessee.
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The feds say all is well. It was nice knowing you, Middle Tennessee.
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Does this mean there could be another fall of Carthage? Or that people shouldn't get on the last train to Clarksville?
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No. It means Gallatin will be turned to Gelatin.

Hammer Pants · Jan 23, 2007

As a proud East Tennessean by birth, I'm wondering if they could push the flood toward West Tennessee, our topographically boring and politically corrupt red-headed stepchild. Just keep the water to the west of Williamson County and I'm OK...

slappy4428 · Jan 24, 2007

Ace said:

GB-Hack said:

dixiehack said:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/22/ap/national/mainD8MQIBOO0.shtml

Fearing a dam break that could cause catastrophic flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began lowering the water level on Lake Cumberland on Monday.

The measure was aimed at reducing pressure on the weakened 240-foot-high dam, said Lt. Col. Steven J. Roemhildt, commander of the Corps of Engineers' Nashville office.

"We must take this emergency action to reduce risk to the public and to the dam itself," he said in a statement.

If the dam, which is nearly a mile long, were to break, flooding in communities downstream along the Cumberland River could kill people and cause an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, Roemhildt said. Cities along the Cumberland include Nashville, Tenn.

Corps spokesman Bill Peoples said failure of the dam was not imminent. But he said people should have evacuation plans ready in Nashville and other downstream communities, including Burkesville in Kentucky and Celina, Carthage, Clarksville, Gallatin and Hendersonville in Tennessee.
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The feds say all is well. It was nice knowing you, Middle Tennessee.
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Does this mean there could be another fall of Carthage? Or that people shouldn't get on the last train to Clarksville?
Click to expand...

No. It means Gallatin will be turned to Gelatin.
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Nice

BYH · Jan 24, 2007

Tennessee Titans: America's Team and AFC runner-up in 2008.

Football_Bat · Jan 24, 2007

"George Bush don't care about country musicians!"

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