Record-breaking flooding in Michigan forces 10,000 to evacuate after two dams fail
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency Tuesday for Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford dams breached and warned that downtown Midland could be under 9 feet of water by Wednesday afternoon.
The Tittabawassee River in Midland entered major flood stage Tuesday morning when the river was observed at 28.25 feet at 10:15 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Flood stage is 24 feet. Water passing through the Edenville Dam breach headed downstream to Midland County's Sanford Lake, where the Sanford Dam, also owned by Boyce, was breached later in the day Tuesday. That dam lies south of Edenville and about 8 miles away from the city of Midland.said on Twitter that a flood warning is in effect along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County due to the failure of the dams. The gauge site at Midland exceeded the previous flooding record stage of 33.
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