Chatham County officials asking people to stay off Jordan Lake

Water levels are a concern in Chatham County as more storms move in just days after Tropical Storm Chantal damaged areas from flooding. As storm chances increase throughout the night, officials are warning people to stay off Jordan Lake where two bodies have been pulled from the lake.
Posted 7/9/2025, 11:17:20 PM Updated 7/10/2025, 3:52:40 AM

IN-PERSON DOWN TO YOUR DEALER.

WRAL NEWS, ERICK, THANK YOU'S

AT FUND OR WE CAN HEAR KIND OF

BORING IN THE BACKGROUND THERE

FOR MICHAEL LATE TO JORDAN

LAKE. NOW THAT WE HAVE WRAL'S.

>> WILLIE DANLEY. WILLIE, WE

KNOW THAT THIS AREA CAN BE A

BIT OF A PROBLEM SPOT. WE DO

HAVE CREWS OUT THERE. SO DOES

THE SHOW THAT PEOPLE FROM THE

COUNTY MONITORING THE WATER

LEVELS THERE CLOSELY. WHAT ELSE

WE KNOW?

>> WELL, DAD, I'VE BEEN

STANDING OUT HERE AT JORDAN

LAKE FOR A WHILE. NOW, YOU MAY

NOT BE ABLE TO TELL BY THE

CAMERA, BUT THIS LAKE IS

ACTUALLY WELL ABOVE WHERE IT

NEEDS TO BE RIGHT NOW. THIS

LAKE IS 13 FEET ABOVE THE IDEAL

LEVEL. I WANT YOU TO TAKE A

LOOK AT THIS VIDEO THAT WAS

SENT TO WRAL AND YOU CAN SEE

THE THE RUSHING WATER BEING

RELEASED FROM THE DAM HERE AT

JORDAN LAKE.

>> DUE TO THE STORM, THE AMOUNT

OF WATER RELEASED FROM A SLATE

HAS BEEN CUT BY MORE THAN HALF

BY THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS.

TYPICALLY THEY RELEASE ABOUT

500 TO 700 CUBIC FEET OF WATER

PER SECOND. BUT RIGHT NOW, ONLY

200 CUBIC FEET PER WATER PER

SECOND IS BEING RELEASED.

IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH WATER

LEVELS. DEBRIS IN THIS LAKE IS

AN ISSUE AFTER THAT TROPICAL

DEPRESSION CAME THROUGH THE

AREA. IT LEFT BEHIND A LOT OF

TRASH TREES AND OTHER THINGS

IN THIS WATER CREATING A

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION

FOR BOATERS OUT HERE. I HAVE

SPOKEN TO THE CHATHAM COUNTY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEY'RE

ADVISING PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY

FROM THE LAKE. PROCEED WITH

CAUTION. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR

WEATHER APP BECAUSE AS THE

SHOT, CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF

SAID IT CAN CHANGE THE

CONDITIONS OUT HERE CAN CHANGE

VERY QUICKLY. WE'RE GOING

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE

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