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Originally Posted by captainhook455
... or there would be more than the 170 closed roads. Including 2 interstates.
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Rivers only achieved (some have not gotten to) flood stage. These rivers are no where near what was feared. As noted earlier, we will now see where humans failed to do their job.
Rivers at or even just about flood stage should close no interstate. Defective engineering directly traceable to humans. Why are so many roads closed for rivers not even at flood stage?
Cape Fear river (downriver) - not yet at flood stage.
Cape Fear river (partly upriver) - ten feet above flood stage.
Cape Fear river (most upriver) - below flood stage.
Rockfish Creek (above Cape Fear river) - four feet below flood stage.
Flat Creek - only 5 feet above flood stage.
Pee Dee Creek - below flood stage.
Black River - only 5 feet above flood stage.
Little River - 1 foot above flood stage.
Lumber River (downriver) - not yet at flood stage.
Lumber River (upriver) - well below flood stage.
McAlpine Creek - at flood stage.
Little Hope Creek - below flood stage.
Long Creek - at flood stage.
Deep River - 2 feet above flood stage.
Rocky River - at flood stage.
Above are among the most flooded rivers in southern NC. All this is only minor flooding. Not the major disaster that was feared. And no where near flooding seen during Hurricane Matthew.
Anything at or below flood stage means no serious problems should exist. An America that is investing in itself rather than giving tax cuts to the rich should be fixing those 130 flooded roads and defectively built interstates.
NC and SC dodged a bullet.