Name: Raleigh lowers lake levels ahead of Elsa
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Description: In Raleigh, workers are making room in lakes for any rain the system might bring.

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SITES, TOMORROW, THURSDAY. THEY WILL RE-EVALUATE ON FRIDAY. BACK TO YOU. >>> NORTH CAROLINA IS PREPARING FOR THE RAIN THAT WILL COME ALONG WITH ELSA. FOR RALEIGH OFFICIALS, THAT MEANS LOWERING THE LAKE LEVELS TO LOWER THE RISK OF FLOODING. ADAM OWENS IS LIVE WITH WHAT'S BEING DONE. . >> Reporter: I WANT YOU TO LOOK DOWN WITH ME HERE ON WALNUT CREEK. THE LOCALS HERE TELL ME YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE SANDY BOTTOM THERE. BUT IT IS MUCH TOO DEEP FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE LAKE RELEASES AHEAD OF ELSA. THERE'S A LITTLE LESS LAKE THAN THERE WAS A DAY AGO. LOOKING AT THE WATER'S EDGE, YOU CAN TELL HOW MUCH IT'S FALLEN. RALEIGH WORKERS ARE MAKING ROOM FOR RAIN ELSA MIGHT BRING. >> WE HAVE LOWERED THE LAKE LEVELS. AND WE'RE ABLE TO CAPTURE SOME OF THE RUNOFF FROM UPSTREAM. >> Reporter: JEFFREY IS DOWNSTREAM. >> IT GETS BAD. >> Reporter: THE RELEASE FROM LAKE JOHNSON IS FLOWING THROUGH WALNUT CREEK. IN BAD STORMS, THE AREA IS AMONG THE FIRST TO FLOOD. . >> SOMETIMES IT GETS HIGHER OVER THE BRIDGE RIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE CREEK. YOU WILL SEE THE MOUNTED BOXES. THEY ARE PART OF A FLOOD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THE CITY IS PILOTING. IT PREDICTS FLOODING ON THE STREETS IN RALEIGH. DATA TAKES 15 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO ARRIVE CAN BE AVAILABLE IN FIVE MINUTES. THEY ALSO HAVE EYES ON 16 PROBLEM AREAS IN THE CITY. >> WE STARTED DEVELOPING A CAMERA NETWORK TO LOOK AT FLOOD AREAS OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN RALEIGH TO SEE THEM LIVE. >> Reporter: AND WE CHECKED IN ON LARGERS LAKES IN THE AREA. EMILY IS WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. SHE SAYS BECAUSE OF RECENT DRY CONDITIONS, THEY ARE PREPARED TO HOLD RAIN BROUGHT BY ELSA. >> RIGHT NOW, ALL OF OUR WATER LEVELS AT OUR LAKES REMAIN AT NORMAL. SO THAT RIGHT NOW IS GIVING US 100% FLOOD CAPACITY. . >> Reporter: AND WE SHOULD MENTION THEY HAVE STOPPED RELEASING WATER FROM LAKE JOHNSON ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. THAT MEANS THE CONDITIONS AT THE CREEK, THIS WATER WILL DIE BACK DOWN BEFORE ELSA MAKES ITS WAY HERE. IT TAKES HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS FOR RELEASED WATER TO CLEAR ITS WAY OUT OF THE CITY. >> WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. AND OUR FOLKS HERE NOW HOW TO

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