Back Levee News Today

Inches of rain. the biggest hazard is flash flooding and rising waters and extreme danger due to storm surge and high winds and tornados. governor john bel edwards urging residents to stay where they are. let the rescuers come to you. lets begin with kirk le marine, the president of plaquemines parish, reporting a levee failure and told anyone to evacuate. it is good to have you on. >> thank you. >> first, could you tell us what happened with this this levee broke and how many people that put in...

Grove, louisiana, is now topping 15 spots. that levee 40 miles outside of new orleans. it is one of two levees that have not been reinforced with funding in the wake of hurricane katrina. moments ago, louisiana governor john bel edwards acknowledged that the overtopping was expected at that levee. >> we actually anticipated that the back levee would be overtopped, and so we are not surprised by what has happened. but what everyone should understand, no mississippi river levee has been overtopped...

Shelters that are open in your area. again, text lashelter, thats all one word, lashelter to 898211 or call 211. i also want to caution everybody this is just the beginning. i ask everyone to stay vigilant and be safe. this has always been projected to be a rain flood event and it will be. the vast majority of the rain thats falling right now is falling in the gulf. that will soon change as the storm continues to move north. >> louisiana governor john bel edwards imploring everyone to be vigilan...

Its not a main levee. its a back levee. it points further stop. highway 23 has not been overtopped. it has not been closed. that is possible going forward. this validates i believe the decision that president kirk lapine made to have a mandatory evacuation in the lower portion of plakamans parish. we anticipated that the back levee would be overtopped and so we are not surprised by what has happened. but what everyone should understand, no mississippi river levee has been overtopped and not a si...

Those pastures are undertaken by water and the highway. and were hoping the back levee holds up before we can get these cattle out of here. most of the people are gone from this area. but its something. the levee is under construction. most of the federal levees are under construction. but these couple areas where were seeing problems continue to flood year after year when we have these storms. >> yeah. the governor did say there were 11 people rescued in tarabon parish. what are your concerns f...

Fatal. now, as you mentioned, new orleans so far fine. the levees on the mississippi so far, fine. lets get an update on that from the governor of louisiana. >> we actually anticipated that the back levee would be overtopped, and so we are not surprised by what has happened. but what everyone should understand, no mississippi river levee has been overtopped, and not a single levee in the state of louisiana as of right now has failed or breached. >> reporter: now, the next thing, of course, as yo...

Levee. it is a back levee in the vicinity of myrtle grove and it points further south. at this point highway 23 in the parish and that validates having an evacuation in plaque mens parish. not a single levee in the state of louisiana as of right now has failed or breached. finally, i want to share with everyone that if you are in need of a shelter, you can text la shelter to 898211 or you can call 211 to find the list of

Channel. >> the back levee has been overtopped so much that theres 12 foot of water against the mississippi river levee, but inside the levee system, areas that never had water from katrina are inundated with water. >> billy, any idea of why this happened? >> well, we had a mandatory evacuation because of the storm currently projections for that area were 9 to 12 feet with we had an eight-foot levee. that was a parish levee that wasnt in the federal system. the parish has been adding to that eve...

Rooftops, in attics. they tried to look over the wall and couldnt see anything. lots of rain and high wind caused by hurricane isaac and that is going to continue. as we get more information on the success of these rescues, we will let you know. but the back levee along that area has been overflowing with water since early yesterday. lets get the latest on hurricane isaac. the weather channels mike seidel joins me from orange beach, alabama. mike, what can you tell us? >> weve got the new advi...

it is sunday, june 24th. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. so glad youre with us. we start this morning with pretty extreme weather. in the gulf of mexico, we have tropical storm debby. it is still building strength as it moves closer to the gulf coast and communities are bracing now. in colorado, firefigers are trying to contain a wild fa fire cobb suming 200 square miles and it could take at least three more weeks before contained. in minnesota, floodwater left a path of des...