Talk:Tropical Storm Frances (1998)

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[edit] Todo

Grammar/Spelling is a major problem. A Texas section and a Louisiana section would be nice for the impact section, provided much more is added. One easy way to have particular sections is dividing meteorological observations between the 2. For example, the first paragraph in the Louisiana section would describe rainfall totals, wind totals, and storm surge, if that occurred. The next section would describe the damage and deaths with detail. More pictures would be nice (here is a rainfall pic), or a damage picture. Hurricanehink 17:27, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I tried to put a Texas and Louisiana section but for some odd reason, the Texas section dissapears when I save the file. Storm05 18:09, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
That's weird. It worked fine for me. I went ahead and did a copyedit. Hurricanehink 21:27, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McRae Lake Dam

I don't know if anyone can find an actual news reference, but I can personally attest this storm destroyed the McRae Lake Dam northwest of Conroe in Montgomery County, Texas. Its a relatively minor dam, so far as I know it was just for creating an artificial lake and it was not a hydroelectric dam. This is the lake: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Conroe,+TX&ie=UTF8&ll=30.386981,-95.336695&spn=0.017584,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1

The foundation for the dam eroded away and a 15 foot or so section was washed away, greatly accelerating flooding below the dam that was already overflowing.

I moved out of the area in September 2001; the dam was /still/ not repaired by then, but its my understanding it finally has been. I think a dam break, even a minor dam, might be a significant enough event to include if someone could find a news article about it. I've tried googling but haven't found anything. :/ --Chibiabos 23:43, 7 September 2007 (UTC)