Stop mother nature. They failed. Do you think that new orleans is safer than 10 years ago . Now rebuilt higher, stronger, billions of dollars spent. New tech to predict storms. Well be able to make measurements of the winds as they change very quickly. But is this city safe . Do i feel 100 safe . No. Marita davison is an environmental bioligist. As the waves are coming in, explain to me whats happening. Tonight she goes inside the lab to bring the latest research that could stop the next superstorm. And im phil torres, im an entomologist. So how did katrina change the Residents Attitude toward nature . Now, techknow in new orleans katrina, 10 years after. Im here at Jefferson Parish at the exact spot that was submerged back in august 2005 and im 6 foot 2 and if i stretch my hand up to this height. Triple that. Thats how high some of the flood waters were in some neighborhoods here in this area. Now while the waters are long gone, the issues are not. Techknows Marita Davison has spent a
Stay on top of the weather near you by downloading the wisweather app. Its free; just search wis in your app store. Todays flash flooding has already left its mark in newberry county. Heavy rains caused several roads to be closed. Amelia street was cut off by the creek bed topped its banks. In many spots where water flows through the county you could see water levels getting higher. Dot and city crews have been working together to keep the roads safe. Officials hope the water runs off before the next batch of rain moves in. Just into the newsroom sce g will open one spill gate overnight at the saluda hydro facility. Thatll happen at 4 this morningan additional 18,000 cubic feet per second could flow into the lower saluda river. Officials are going to continue to montor lake levels over the next 48 hours to see if anything else needs to be donewell continue to monitor that situation. In missouri flooding continues to rock towns outside of st louis tonight bridges and highway overpasses
Sce g has notified emergency officials and will begin opening the gate at 4 a. M. Releasing up to an additional 18,000 cubic feet per second into the lower saluda river. If my math is correct, thats about an olympic sized Swimming Pool every five seconds or so. Sce g says it will continue to monitor lake levels to determine if additional actions will be necessary over the next 48 hours. Meanwhile, flood victims in pine glen tell me theyre worried. We were notified because you showed up at our door and let us know that, you know, they were going to be opening the flood gate at four in the morning. My mother and i, right now, are, you know, staying inside of a little camper here. Its up on cinderblocks, so, you know, were not exactly in a safe place. We dont feel as if were prepared at this point. To facebook and twitter, but the neighbors i talked to say they hadnt been checking social media. The utility says, nevertheless, homes along the lower saluda shouldnt be affected like they wer
High 71 new years day will be the first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy. Todays flash flooding has already left its mark in newberry county. Heavy rains caused several roads our mike desumma is in the city of newberry at this hour and joins us live with more. Charles, at this hour officials here are hoping theyve got through the worst of this rain. However in many spots around the city its already left its mark. Im right here by scotts creek where the waters gotten pretty high. Other streets in town have seen the same thing. Amelia st was cut off by the high water after a creek bed that runs under it topped its banks. In many spots where water flows through newberry you could clearly see that its creeping up higher. In real. In response dot crews have been working together with city public works crews. At last report we heard about 10 roads here in the county were impacted. At this point Officials Say theyre hoping there will be enough time for the water to runoff befo
Neighborhood, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. A flood advisory remains in effect for our area this morning, as some more showers will move across the state today. Lets get the latest on your forecast with von gaskin. The flood watch remains in effect through thursday morning with several strong storms and the possibility of flash flooding throughout the midlands. On thursday the rain chance falls to 50 during the day and then down to 30 that night. High 70 new years day will be mostly cloudy with only a slight chance the continued rain has forced forced state transportation than a dozen roads in South Carolina. As of last night dot says 29 roads were closed in 12 counties because of flooding or damage from the most recent rainfall. Officials say crews will be out repairing those roads as soon as the weather settles. Meanwhile, they say drivers should continue to use caution while traveling. Columbia officials are also blaming the rain for sewage overflows affecting several neighborhoods. O