Gov. Whitmer: Downtown Midland could be under 9 feet of water by Wednesday
Source: Detroit Free Press
Parts of Midland Township, Lincoln Township and Homer Township had also been evacuated, according to alerts on Midland County's emergency management system, with tens of thousands of people potentially affected by flooding along the Tittabawassee River and a flood warning in effect through Wednesday morning.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/19/edenville-dam-sanford-dam-flooding-michigan/5226321002/
This year has been just surreal. That said, this may be another failure to care for infracture in the state of my birth, mostly governed by Rs since 1990.
Godmmat!
True Blue American
(17,972 posts)Southwest Ohio. Flash floods, still raining.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(23,810 posts)If you had a Republican Governor, Trump would be superseding the CV-19 response to help out. But your Governor is a female Democrat, so no help for you. This is the federal political calculus at work.
maddogesq
(1,245 posts)Despite order by Gov for no non-essential visits to industrial families, that asshat is gonna make an appearance at a Ford plant, no mask required.
I hate him...
OAITW r.2.0
(23,810 posts)He won't be visiting Midland, I'm sure....
Gore1FL
(21,027 posts)"Adolf" Whitmer can't stop me from exercising my right to drown. I'll shoot that water! Just you watch!
safeinOhio
(32,523 posts)Fires. Vulcaino after that
greyl
(22,990 posts)roamer65
(36,739 posts)The Saginaw River is fed by about 4 or so rivers in that area, including the Tittabawasee.
All of these rivers will be quite high.
Talitha
(6,476 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)at Midland, MI: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=dtx&gage=midm4
Gauge graph on 5/18/20 at 1:15p.m.:
Gauge graph on 5/18/20 at 2:33a.m.:
Note the predicted level has increased by almost 10-ft. in two days and is now approx. 4-ft. above previous record high. News reports showed many downtown Midland streets flooded this afternoon even prior to either dam failure.
Best wished to all those affected. It's going to be tough for evacuees having to leave home to a shelter with potential coronavirus worries on top of not knowing if they will have a safe home to return to.
KY..........
Ford_Prefect
(7,817 posts)this kind of event. Does anyone want a nice warm cup of Bad Science?
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)They can have der woman folk carry protest signs too.
Baclava
(12,047 posts)maddogesq
(1,245 posts)More leftover madness from the Tricky Ricky reign of terror that also gave you the Flint water debacle.
zanana1
(6,084 posts)kimbutgar
(20,871 posts)I would bet the people of Michigan would never vote for him in November if that happens,
Is this a repuke area of Michigan ?
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,593 posts)A little west of Midland, she said shes good flood wise.
Yes most of rural Michigan is conservative, not all are trumpers. I live further north more rural...the tide is turning here...you can discuss politics without it getting to a shooting.
He is not well liked among them. Of course there are trumpers but they are being kinda quiet. MAGA hats in stores have lotsa dust on them.