Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer adds 3 counties to flood-related state of emergency
Gretchen Whitmer has added three counties to her state of emergency issued as a result of two dam failures that caused devastating floods in the middle of the state. Arenac, Gladwin and Saginaw counties have been added to the state of emergency that was issued for Midland County. โI have declared an emergency to provide much needed assistance and have added Arenac, Gladwin and Saginaw counties to the declaration to ensure access to critical resources. (WDIV)Officials evacuated 750 Saginaw County residents, 500 Arenac County residents and more than 100 Gladwin County residents due to rising waters. By adding them to the state of emergency, Whitmer allows these three counties to receive law enforcement and shelter support, road repair help, search and rescue services and more.
Map shows flooding impact on roads across Gladwin, Midland and Saginaw counties
LANSING, Mich. โ The Michigan Department of Transportationโs (MDOT) GIS Unit has created an interactive map listing all road closures related to flooding impacting Gladwin, Midland and Saginaw counties. The map includes closures for state trunklines (I, M and US routes), local roads and will provide updated road impacts until flooding concerns have subsided. More than 20 state trunkline and local agency bridges have been impacted by flooding and will require inspections prior to reopening to the public, according to officials. Flooding also caused severe damage to many bridges that will need to be repaired. โWeโre asking the public to continue to follow any safety advisories issued and respect any road barricades you may encounter.
โ2020 has been one blow after anotherโ -- Midland Farmers Market hit by flood day before reopening
Homes, businesses, bridges and more destroyed by flooding after two dam failures. RELATED: Dam failures lead to devastating floods across mid-MichiganThe green roof of Midland Farmerโs Market is the only part thatโs visible from under eight to 10 feet of water. "We just want to get going.โMark and Kathy Hatzner are one of the 80 vendors that would have been at the market, making money for the first time in months. โIโm thinking about the people and their houses," Kathy Hatzner said. "Their homes are destroyed.โThe long term damage- - both physically and fiscally -- canโt be known yet, but Lyon knows theyโll rebuild again.
Dam failures lead to devastating floods across mid-Michigan
BEAVERTON, Mich. โ After dam failures, parts of mid-Michigan could be under 9 feet of water, Gov. Whitmer provides update on flooding, dam breach in mid-MichiganA State of Emergency has been declared for Midland County after two dams failed. The Edenville Dam broke and the Sanford Dam was breached late last night, but it did not break. When the Edenleville Dam failed and the Sanford Dam was breached, water took out bridges, houses, businesses and more. Some residents have compared it to the flooding in 2017 and 1986, but they believe the dam failures are worse.
Michigan fisherman found with more than 1,400 illegal panfish, DNR says
Two DNR conservation officers with 70 bags of confiscated panfish in Gladwin County on Aug. 14, 2019. (WDIV)GLADWIN, Mich. - Officers with the Department of Natural Resources found more than 1,400 illegal panfish in a Michigan fisherman's garage freezers, officials said. When officers returned to the boat launch later that morning, the man's boat and vehicle were gone. The officers learned he was in possession of 24 panfish, but he confessed to having the additional 13 panfish he'd caught earlier in the day, officials said. In total, the man had more than 1,400 illegal fish, DNR officials said.