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Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Isaac is threatening a dam in Tangipahoa Parish in Southern Mississippi, leading local officials to order a mass evacuation.

Mississippi emergency management notified Gohsep and Tangipahoa parish government of an "imminent failure" of the dam at Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quinn state park, which is expected to cause additional flooding along the already swollen Tangipahoa river.

Tangipahoa President Gordon Burgess is ordering evacuations of residents who live near the dam to evacuate by 1:30 p.m ET. How many residents are affected by the evacuation order wasn't immediately clear.
The town of Kentwood, Miss. in the northern part of the Tangipahoa Parish is expected to be hit with flooding first. EMA Operations Manager Richard Cogland at Percy Quinn Lake says they are lowering the lake level but that the dam is currently still holding.

As Isaac moves away from New Orleans, the storm is surrounding areas of Louisiana and spinning off tornadoes across Mississippi and Alabama.





Mississippi Dam Failure Feared After Tropical Storm Isaac - Yahoo!

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