Engineering Catastrophes S7E5: Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
- Aired: 2023-11-15
- Time: 21:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
The Spencer Dam, an aging embankment dam on the Niobrara River near Lynch, Nebraska, is overcome by flooding after a devastating bomb cyclone hit the area on March 14, 2019. An investigation reveals that massive chunks of ice unleashed by the superstorm played a critical role in the overtopping and failure of the old structure.