Texas Flooding 2015: Padera Lake Dam Near Midlothian Leaking, Could Break Shortly, Officials Warn

A dam in Texas may break after recent severe rains created a leak, Texas officials warned Wednesday as the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the area and a local police chief suggested the dam could fail that same morning. Some residents downstream from the dam, which is at Padera Lake in Midlothian, in northeast Texas, were told to evacuate as a precaution after water began flowing over the dam.