That damn dam that broke in SC is 5 miles from me.

[Are_grits_groceries]

And now this is happening:


My maternal relatives are buried in a cemetery very close to a swamp. It is on a bank area that never gave us a problem as far as water level. That may have changed. I hope they are still in the ground.
Lawd!!!
I don't see any water in my apartment yet.
I used to like the sound of rain.......

[cwydro]

1. Up here in Charlotte, but haven't heard about a dam break yet.

Whereabouts?

[HooptieWagon]

16. Near Florence...

According to reports I saw.

[starroute]

21. The latest I can find is that the dam is overflowing but not broken

http://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_2add20a2-6ade-11e5-8288-37839c862ec8.html#.VhHMVKL_ss0.twitter

Lake Oakdale dam has not failed despite reports to the contrary, a board member at Lake Oakdale said.

"Where the water is going across is a 100-year-flood plain diversion channel. That part of the dam is in the shallowest part of this end of the lake and is four to five foot lower than the rest of the dam. With a channel on the golf course with the water to flow through," said board member Chris Blum.

[mcar]

2. Saw this on the news

I hope you are safe grits. This is frightening.

[rbrnmw]

3. Stay safe

[Are_grits_groceries]

4. Oakdale Lake Damn in Florence, SC.

It's SW of me.

[cheapdate]

5. Floods can be awesome to look at.

Growing up in Mobile, Alabama I saw a number of memorable floods.

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. Too many people here are

in the floods.
Jim Cantore said we are in the 3rd quarter of this event. I am in the middle of the worst part.

[cheapdate]

10. I understand and sypmathize.

Out of control nature is just sort-of fascinating to watch. I've been through the center of a strong hurricane and watched a tornado rip through the country side.

It's dangerous but compelling to me.

Best wishes for you and yours.

[malaise]

12. It will be over by Tuesday

We are all rooting for you Grits - you and those kitties will make it

[snooper2]

43. The creek behind the house I grew up in used to flood a lot

Water would surround the entire house (was on a 4 foot foundation never made it inside)


Was actually pretty cool, except going out at 10 years old in the middle of the night to help get the goats and cows and pigs to higher ground-


Used to love going out after the flood waters went down to see what kind of random crap would end up on the property.

Used tires make great forts

[mercuryblues]

8. stay safe

The bulk of the rain is over. Scattered storms. The problem is that they don't expect it to crest until Tuesday.

[Warpy]

9. Yeah, and I thought snow was pretty until I moved to Boston

They're calling this a once in 1000 years event, so you'll likely have a drying off time once the feeder bands from Joaquin head north.

I looked at the slideshow earlier, looks like all the erased bridges and washed out roads will be the big priorities.

When people who aren't on flood plains get flooded out, you know it's bad.

Stay safe.

[Marrah_G]

11. Creepy picture

I remember hearing stories about that happening in RI a very long time ago. I thought maybe the older folks were just messing with us. Guess not...

[lastlib]

34. Same thing happened in Hardin, MO, in 1993.

Historic flooding washed out a cemetery overlooking the Missouri River. Many caskets washed out of the ground, and some were never found, IIRC.

[Are_grits_groceries]

13. Jim Cantore said that we are in the 3rd quarter

if this is a sporting event.
Shitttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SoCalDem]

39. Cantore & most of them at weather channel are idiots..

Every time I see what they have done to stephanie it makes me laugh.. She used to look so smart & comfy in her Khakis & tee shirts & now she's all "Fox-i-fied" imn her skin tight (too short) red dresses & totally caked in makeup..

and they are nothing but obnoxious these days.. I like Weather Nation so much better.. just weather..no drama

[Island Blue]

14. Stay safe!

I have relatives scattered throughout South Carolina including in Columbia, North Myrtle Beach & Dillon. I'm worried about them all!

[Are_grits_groceries]

17. My parents each had 8 siblings.

I have 52 first cousins and eleventy billion other relatives. Lawd knows what is happening to them.

[Raine1967]

15. Please stay as safe as you can!

Prayers and good thoughts to you and everyone down there!

[zappaman]

18. Stay safe and stay informed!

[emsimon33]

19. Please keep us updated if you can

Sending prayers for your safety.

[spanone]

20. here ya go!!

stay safe!

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[jalan48]

22. Hang in there. This sounds like a hell of a storm.

[Sunlei]

23. first time on this SC rain storm, I see news reporting "feet" of rain. Be safe & stay on high ground

I wish this extra, "two feet" of rain could be turned into opportunity for SC. That is a lot of fresh water where other parts of America are so very dry.

[Sissyk]

24. You and your kitties stay safe, Grits!

The historic Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi flood of 2010 was horrible. Of course, there was another big story (gulf oil gusher) and we didn't get a bunch of attention here or in the media.
31 lives were lost.

So, I'm thinking of you. Stay safe! Don't go out. It will be over soon.

[Texasgal]

25. Oh no!!!

Please stay SAFE! And please update when you can! This sounds just awful!

[malaise]

26. SCE&G sends out evacuation map for remote possibility of Lake Murray dam break

From 2002

http://www.wistv.com/story/1038993/sceg-sends-out-evacuation-map-for-remote-possibility-of-lake-murray-dam-breakhttp://www.wistv.com/story/1038993/sceg-sends-out-evacuation-map-for-remote-possibility-of-lake-murray-dam-
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(Columbia) Dec. 5, 2002 - Imagine Columbia's Gervais Street Bridge underwater. Experts like SCE&G's Randy Mahan say it could happen, if an earthquake or other catastrophe caused the collapse of the Lake Murray dam.

Mahan says the flooding isn't likely, it's a "worst case assumption. Dam breaks, an hour and a half later you've got 58 feet above the Gervais Street Bridge."

Joe Famer of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division puts the catastrophic theoretical dam break into perspective, "It would certainly be a terrible thing in Columbia, perhaps the worst thing ever to happen in the city."

If the dam ever breaks, the bridge would be just one of many Midlands landmarks and areas swamped by floodwater. So, as part of it's emergency planning process, SCE&G is sending out brochures with a map showing water surging as far east as Highway 601.

The company also provides routes and shelters, because the flooding could force the evacuation of 120,000 people. The information is, of course, just a precaution, part of a federally-mandated plan that calls for construction of a $250 million backup dam. SCE&G has been dropping lake levels for weeks as work on the project gets underway.

Mahan says the new dam will make the flood disaster scenario even more unlikely, "This is an extremely remote possibility event, but with extremely catastrophic results should it happen. So again, you plan for the worst and you hope for the best."

[City Lights]

27. Be safe, Are_grits_groceries!

So sorry you're going through this.

[gwheezie]

28. D9nt hesitate to save yourself

I was in a massive flood twice where roads, buildings and people were swept away, it happens so fast.

[SoapBox]

29. Yikes...

Those are caskets? How awful.

And after I spent most of today at 2 cemeteries in Oregon...cleaned relatives headstones, put out some silk flowers and...talked to everyone. At least the locations are high and dry other than getting very soggy in the winter.

Keep safe and let us know how it's going.

[Gothmog]

30. Be careful and evacuate if asked

[pnwmom]

31. Sending positive thoughts, AGG, for you and all your loved ones in the area.

[Omaha Steve]

32. Stay safe

K&R!

OS

[Thespian2]

33. This, too, shall pass...

the hard part is getting through natural disasters...been through hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods...didn't like any of them...

[gademocrat7]

35. Take care.

[AnnieBW]

36. My Cousin is in Myrtle Beach

So far, he's seen a lot of rain, but no flooding.

[stage left]

37. Oh, my!

That's awful. I'm damned tired of the sound of rain, too. And the sight. And the smell. Stay safe.

[Flying Squirrel]

38. Dam it!

Hang in there!

[MerryBlooms]

40. Oh shit.

[Lee-Lee]

41. I heard on the radio one near Percival Rd in Columbia went

I lived down there a year doing a tour at Ft Jackson, those lakes through there are all stacked one after another I could see a chain reaction happening.

[Daemonaquila]

42. Best of luck!

From what I'm hearing, the rivers haven't crested yet. I hope you stay dry, and everyone stays safe.

[Blue_In_AK]

44. Be safe, Grits.

This must be terrifying for you.

[NCarolinawoman]

45. If at all possible keep us up to date.

SC is still much in the news. May you and your kitties be safe. My oldest brother and many nieces and nephews live in Columbia. My brother is on very high ground but he did get a leak in his roof. You are in my thoughts and prayers.