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Local News | Weather | National News | Sports | Traffic | Business | Lifestyles | Entertainment | Health Team Local News Jim Black Scandal Prompts Ethics Concerns 30 Hurt When Greyhound Bus Overturns on I-440 Flames Destroy Raleigh House That Was Under Construction Lobbyist Charged With Embezzlement Man Fatally Shot Outside Durham Apartment Complex Plans Unveiled for Carolina North Project Black in Franklin Jail Awaiting Move to Federal Prison Longtime Campbell University President Dies 2 Arrested in Meth Lab Bust at Henderson Hotel Gas Leak Prompts Fayetteville Evacuations More problems surface in FSU nursing program Taylortown Councilor Keeps Seat Amid Drug Charges Authorities: DOT Truck Caused Fatal Wreck Prison's Substance Abuse Counselor Resigns After Drug Arrest Tidal Wave of Grief Lawmakers Pass Bills, Try to Wrap Up Session Gas Distributor Settles Price-Fixing Complaint Recalled Food Still on Store Shelves Higher National Cigarette Tax Could Can State Increases Teens Seen on Roofs Before Chapel Hill Burglaries N.C. reports record number of home schools State Safety Office Probing RDU Death Attention Turns to Lobbyist's Links to Black Commuter Rail System Coming to the Triangle? Developers Unveil Plans for Downtown Apex NCCU Welcomes New Chancellor Cary Shuts Down Reclaimed Water System Inspectors Check Conditions at N.C. Animal Shelters 13-Year-Old Charged in Lee County Slaying Charlotte Police Find Missing Cary Boy, Subdue Mother Weather WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : This is not actually a weather question, but is related to our rainfall: What governs how much water the army corps of engineers releases from falls lake? Usually, during the summer, they fix the flow at a low level and leave it there, when the lake is below it's normal level of 251.5'. This year, they have been running it much higher, well above the average flow. This flow dwarfs our water consumption, and is the primary reason for the drop in the lake. I assume they have to meet flow requirements down stream, but have not been able to find anything on the subject. WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : Several years ago, did you have a weatherman whose last name was Smith? I think he was also a body builder. I would like to know his full name and where he went when he left your station. This came up during a conversation with a family member. Thanks! WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : As you can see, the direction of the wind as measured and illustrated by your current stats between Raleigh and RDU are in opposite directions. Is that an instrumentation error, or are we somehow experiencing variable winds today,07/26/07 @3:45PM. WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : What is invest 981? never heard of that before. (hurricane tracker) WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : Look Out for Meteors National News Canned French-Style Green Beans Recalled Sports Tom Suiter : Skip Prosser Remembered Traffic State House Puts Brakes on Turnpike-Funding Bill Business h Lifestyles Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations : Homegrown & Handmade Ruby & Elvis To Tip or Not To Tip Camp Counselors Jake, Our Hero Entertainment Health Team ICDs Can Be Difference Between Life, Death