Spalding County Dam Failure Prompts Emergency Evacuations
TL;DR
Officials with the National Weather Service ordered an emergency evacuation near a Spalding County reservoir after warning of an imminent dam failure, but Spalding’s Emergency Management Agency now says the dam is not in jeopardy of failing, but flash flooding is occurring. Emergency crews are working to evacuate some residents, and Spalding County officials have closed down roads near the Heads Creek Reservoir. The heavy rain is also forcing neighbors in the area to be evacuated.
Topics:nationnatural-disaster#dam-failure#emergency-evacuation#flash-flooding#national-weather-service#natural-disaster#spalding-county
- Some evacuated in Spalding County over fears dam could fail WSB Atlanta
- A dam failure in central Georgia forces emergency evacuations as the Southeast gets lashed by dangerous new storms CNN
- Flash Flood Emergency issued for dam failure in Spalding county 13WMAZ.com
- ALERT: Dam failure ‘imminent’ in Spalding County, residents need to seek higher ground WSB Atlanta
- Residents near Spalding County reservoir asked to evacuate after dam fails, officials say 11Alive.com WXIA
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