DEVELOPING: Immediate, mandatory evacuation for area in St. Tammany Parish, LA; dam failure imminent!!!

URGENT: Immediate, mandatory evacuation for area between Locks 1 and 2 on Pearl River Diversion Canal! St. Tammany Parish EOC calling immediate and mandatory evacuation for area between Locks 1 and 2on the Pearl River Diversion Canal and South to highway 36 between Bush and Hickory.

"Failure of Lock 2 is imminent," says a statement from the EOC.


The area covers Bush to the north, Hickory to the south and east of Highway 41, according to Suzanne Parsons, the public information officer for St. Tammany Parish.
[link to www.wwltv.com]

827 WGUS54 KLIX 012004 FFWLIX LAC103-020200- /O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0080.120901T2004Z-120902T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 304 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... * UNTIL 900 PM CDT * AT 251 PM CDT...ST TAMMANY PARISH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT THE PEARL RIVER DIVERSION CANAL LOCK AND DAM NUMBER TWO IS ABOUT TO FAIL. HEAVY SCOUR IS TAKING PLACE ALONG SIDE THE RELIEF SILL. THE CURRENT STAGE IS 18.5 FEET AT BUSH. THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND INTEREST DOWNSTREAM OF PEARL RIVER LOCK AND DAM #2 NEAR BUSH DOWNSTREAM TO HIGHWAY 36 AT HICKORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FLOOD WATERS WILL MOVE DOWN THE PEARL RIVER DIVERSION CANAL FROM THE LOCK NUMBER 2 TO HICKORY. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. -------------------------------------------------------------​------------------- LAT...LON 3064 8982 3062 8983 3059 8981 3058 8982 3051 8976 3042 8974 3042 8978 3053 8982 3063 8988 3065 8983 [link to kamala.cod.edu]

AccuWeather.com ‏@breakingweather
The St. Tammany parish in Louisiana issued a mandantory evacuation order for Lock No.2 to Lock No.1 & south to Hwy. 36. NWS tweet.

Every "Coon Ass" has a boat...!! No worries...

Thanks, OP! This is why I like GLP, you get the urgent news before tv!

You are in the area?

18 m Severe Studios ‏@severestudios
A look at the other severe weather watches in effect: [link to 1.usa.gov]

No, my friends are. Thanks!

Johnny Kelly ‏@stormchaser4850
NWS update: Mandatory evacuation remains in place for parts of St. Tammany Parish for potential dam failure [link to kamala.cod.edu]

809 WGUS54 KLIX 021400 FFWLIX LAC103-022000- /O.EXT.KLIX.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-120902T2000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 900 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST-CENTRAL ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... * UNTIL 300 PM CDT SUNDAY * AT 900 AM CDT...THE INTEGRITY OF THE PEARL RIVER DIVERSION CANAL LOCK NUMBER TWO IS STILL BEING ASSESSED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND ST TAMMANY PARISH OFFICIALS. THE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS BELOW LOCK AND DAM NUMBER TWO DOWNSTREAM TO HIGHWAY 36 AT HICKORY AND EAST OF LA HIGHWAY 41. LAT...LON 3059 8981 3057 8981 3051 8976 3042 8974 3042 8978 3047 8981 3051 8982 3054 8987 3059 8987 [link to kamala.cod.edu]

Johnny Kelly ‏@stormchaser4850
#Isaac update: Officials lower the mandatory evacuation to voluntary in St. Tammany Parish, LA [link to www.wwltv.com]

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. - As of 10:30 a.m. Sunday, the mandatory evacuation of the area between Bush and Hickory east of Highway 41 was reduced to a voluntary evacuation due to the fact that the threat on Lock Two of the Pearl River diversionary canal was lessened, according to St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister.

The Army Corps of Engineers has lowered the pressure on Lock Two near Bush.

"There is still a potential threat until the Army Corps of Engineers deems the lock stable and safe, and they are well on their way to doing that," Brister said.

St. Tammany Parish and the Sheriff's office moved a majority of resources into the Military Road area east of Slidell to address the river's crest.

As of Sunday morning, the W. Pearl River is expected to crest at 19.5 feet in the town of Pearl River.

The crest will continue to move down the river for 28 hours.

Flood levels in the areas east of Military Road vary from one to three feet. Flood waters may stay in the area for a day or two.
[link to www.wwltv.com]