Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for one county after two dams breached on the identical day, warning that downtown Midland could possibly be underneath 9 ft of water in simply 12 hours as hundreds evacuate.
Each the Edenville and Sanford dams close to Midland breached on Tuesday after a number of days of heavy rainfall, sending a torrent of water downstream alongside the Tittabawassee River and prompting the governor to concern an evacuation order for the realm’s 10,000 or so residents.
“You probably have not evacuated the realm, accomplish that now and get someplace secure,” Whitmer mentioned in a press release, noting the state’s Nationwide Guard had been activated and warning the town of Midland could possibly be devastated by flooding as quickly as Wednesday.
That is not like something we’ve seen in Midland County. You probably have a member of the family or cherished one who lives in one other a part of the state, go there now.
A number of photographs and movies have emerged on social media displaying the progress of the flooding and among the harm brought about, whereas one clip captured the second the Edenville dam failed.
A viewer caught the second when the Edenville Dam collapsed.
Video courtesy of Kayla Danielle pic.twitter.com/NYBnXJd2eq— WNEM TV5 (@WNEMTV5news) Could 19, 2020
#BREAKING: Evacuation orders issued for areas in and across the metropolis of Midland, Michigan following the collapse of the Edenville Dam. pic.twitter.com/sNMtMNJ73D
— UA Information (@UrgentAlertNews) Could 19, 2020
A video of Curtis Highway Bridge which runs over the Tittabawassee River. #EdenvilleDam #Midland #Michigan #USA #Sanford #Edenville
[Knish] pic.twitter.com/Oiar45pS7r— Aurora Intel – #StayHome (@AuroraIntel) Could 20, 2020
My present view of the Tittabawasse in Freeland. #miwx #edenvilledam #sanforddam #flood pic.twitter.com/sKjRroBUkZ
— Isaac Polanski (@wxchaser97) Could 20, 2020
Native officers have urged residents to get as far-off from the Tittabawassee River as potential and to hunt excessive floor. The encircling space incorporates a number of densely populated communities and quite a few chemical crops that might fall within the path of the large flood.
One other video of the realm and the quantity of flooding happening. Loopy stuff.#EdenvilleDam #Midland #Michigan #USA
[Knish] pic.twitter.com/XX1lPbx61m— Aurora Intel – #StayHome (@AuroraIntel) Could 20, 2020
Rifle River flooding in Ogemaw County (PC: Ken Mitera) pic.twitter.com/PShQjGn4r9
— Kristen Lowe (@KristenLoweTV) Could 20, 2020
This was in Sanford a number of hours in the past. Water was shifting FAST and folks have been bumper to bumper evacuating.
Hope everyone seems to be secure and made it to larger floor ?@midmichigannow pic.twitter.com/lBXlIDe1Yj
— Alysia Burgio (@AlysiaBurgioTV) Could 20, 2020
Along with the Tittabawassee River, the Rifle River close to Sterling has additionally reached a stage of main flooding, prompting the Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) to concern emergency flash flood warnings in areas close to the failed dams.
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