Rain today might interfere with the National Guard’s work to save a levee protecting Highway 65 south of Carrollton.
Chairman Tom Waters with the Levees and Drainage District Association says the Sugar Tree levee is a major cause for concern right now…
Chairman Tom Waters on Sugar Tree levee Mp3 :32
Waters says he is more concerned about how long the flood event is expected to last than how high the water will be…
Tom Waters on duration vs. height MP3 :29
The Corps of Engineers has reported releases from upstream reservoirs on the River will remain as high as 160 thousand cubic feet per second through August. Tom Waters says what will happen after that has not been discussed by the Corps, but he expects there will still be a lot of water to be drained…
Tom Waters says flooding through winter MP3 :28
On the positive side some levees are holding up better than expected, such as one near Norborne that Waters says has failed in recent years.
