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Flicktitty
06-10-2008, 03:16 PM
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/19722624.html

oh shitty.
Lash
06-10-2008, 04:00 PM
Just drove home....Hwy 83 is shut down by the cop shop/ railroad tracks by Hwy43.

There were city workers...cops...WE energies.....fire department people EVERYWHERE! It almost looked like they were shutting down the neighborhood right by the dam.

Where the river loops around by Hwy 43 (east of 83).....the water looks like it's getting pretty damn close to the freeway. I've never seen it that high before.
0TransAm0
06-10-2008, 04:27 PM
yeah they had water going around the damn now they think it will break.because of the saturated ground... that would be a sweet site to see yet so bad...
DirtyMax
06-10-2008, 04:30 PM
Just heard on the radio some dam was compromised down that way....
Knyghtmare
06-10-2008, 06:49 PM
My money is on the dam... The old girl will hold, Im sure of it.
LEWETHETIGER73
06-10-2008, 09:42 PM
I hope it holds, there talking about shutting the power grid down if it fails. And with a sump pump running every 30 sec. My basement should flood quite nicely.
That_Guy
06-10-2008, 10:03 PM
guy i work with lives down the road .. they packed up all the stuff in the basement that was important and moved it to the second floor... 2 level homes ftw.
Flicktitty
06-10-2008, 10:49 PM
loooks pretty bad, but i think it woulda already went if it was gonna?
70challenger
06-11-2008, 12:35 AM
i was playing up at coach house tonight and just as we were leaving they were shutting down the freeway.
Flicktitty
06-11-2008, 12:38 AM
i was playing up at coach house tonight and just as we were leaving they were shutting down the freeway.

really? there shuttin down I-43?
70challenger
06-11-2008, 08:12 AM
yeah there were twoo troopers that stopped along with a fire department dually pickup and they were setting up barriers at the off ramp to 164. i was just leaving as they were setting up @ 11:45.
Silver350
06-11-2008, 08:23 AM
Sounds like I am going to have to take a Detuour Saturday I order to get to my tournament.
jbiscuit
06-11-2008, 08:35 AM
the dam will fail at some point. It might take a day or so but it should fail. It was never designed to hold back this much water
Flicktitty
06-11-2008, 08:50 AM
the dam will fail at some point. It might take a day or so but it should fail. It was never designed to hold back this much water

yeah, i was thinking the same thing. it's a matter of WHEN not IF at this point.

i'll need to figure out a new way up to milwaukee now too. hopefullly ES is open still.
Nick
06-11-2008, 09:31 AM
WTF? The EXIT onto 164 is closed? Or the on-ramp from 164 to south I-43?
HRSEPLA
06-11-2008, 09:41 AM
Yeah, what exactly is closed around 164?
Is Westbound open towards Hwy 83?
SmokinRAM114
06-11-2008, 10:24 AM
43 n/s bound was/is closed at 164. detour around. Also 94 w/e bound is closed at johnsonscreek. 8mi detour.
07ROUSHSTG3
06-11-2008, 10:33 AM
are they shutting down highways because it is going to go soon??? i saw on the news that they were pretty sure it was going to go, but haven;t heard if it actually went.

looks like some heavy rain in the forecast for tomorrow. anyone that lives down there.....try to stay dry and be careful.
SmokinRAM114
06-11-2008, 10:55 AM
are they shutting down highways because it is going to go soon??? i saw on the news that they were pretty sure it was going to go, but haven;t heard if it actually went.

looks like some heavy rain in the forecast for tomorrow. anyone that lives down there.....try to stay dry and be careful.

yup i just heard 1-3in of rain starting tomarrow. we are already in a flash flood watch:rolleyes:
70 cutlass 442
06-11-2008, 11:13 AM
well, at least all the lakes will have a decent ammount of water in them this summer.
Flicktitty
06-11-2008, 12:12 PM
my brother who is a LT. at the Delavan Police dept called up Waukesha cty this morning at 7am and they said nothing of the freeway being closed?? but they say WHEN the dam breaks it will be closed from 83-164
SmokinRAM114
06-11-2008, 01:05 PM
well, at least all the lakes will have a decent ammount of water in them this summer.

or if the damn breaks phantom none and be a salt flat:rolf
Nick
06-11-2008, 04:45 PM
My contribution to the live chat during the live video feed of the dam.

http://bordumb.com/forums/uploads/monthly_06_2008/post-2-1213218498_thumb.jpg
SmokinRAM114
06-11-2008, 05:29 PM
LOL i said the same thing in the we almost died thread. beavis and butt head ftw.