‘Midland could be under 9 feet of water’: Gov. Whitmer urges residents to evacuate (dam breach)

Click on detroit ^ | 5/19/20

[LilFarmer]

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave an update Tuesday night regarding the state’s response to dam conditions and flooding in mid-Michigan.

A breached dam caused by several days of rainfall and rising water has forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in mid-Michigan.

READ: Evacuations underway in mid-Michigan after Edenville Dam breaks Whitmer urged residents in Midland County to evacuate as soon as possible. She said both the south and west side of Midland had been evacuated.

“Please, get somewhere safe now,” Whitmer said. “This is serious.”

She asked residents to either go stay with a relative or friend. If they didn’t have a place to stay shelters were made available.

[Karl Spooner]

"In 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revoked the license of the company that operated the Edenville Dam due to non-compliance issues that included spillway capacity and the inability to pass the most severe flood reasonably possible in the area.

The Edenville Dam, which was built in 1924, was rated in unsatisfactory condition in 2018 by the state. The Sanford Dam, which was built in 1925, received a fair condition rating.

Both dams are in the process of being sold."

[tony549]

I was a nuclear engineering intern at Bechtel Power Corporation in Ann Arbor in 1973 and worked on the Midland nuclear power plant project. That was the only reason I knew about what happened to the Midland power plant.

[catnipman]

“shelters”?

i assume no more than ten per shelter will be allowed, right?

[GOPJ]

Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station (Unit 2) Monroe 1098 Unit 2

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant Bridgman 2110

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant South Haven 800 Scheduled for closure in 2022.

Do any of these look like the one you’re talking about?

[proud American in Canada]

Yes, that’s just it. When you act like a dictator, people don’t take you seriously.

Of course, no one will admit it publicly
for fear of getting locked in their homes for God only knows how long...

[proud American in Canada]

Oh my God, I’m from Chicago and still have a lot of friends there.

I’ll call them tomorrow. Prayers for those who may be affected.

[Jane Long]

Do they have to wear masks? Are only essential people to be evacuated?

= = =

Exactly.

Nature sure has a way of exposing this fruitcake, plastic faced Gov.

[Jane Long]

Amen.

[bigbob]

dam

[MHGinTN]

Lady??? That is no Lady, a female possibly, but definitely not a Lady.

[Republican Wildcat]

When the danger passes and the waters recede, will she not let them go home, or will she order the evacuation to continue indefinitely regardless?

[caww]

This is Wixom Lake. It is empty.

a house in Sanford.

[Dr. Sivana]

Lady??? That is no Lady, a female possibly, but definitely not a Lady.

You have to hear the voice in the line "Hey lady, make up your mind!" like you would hear it from a 1960s sitcom NYC cab driver. The put upon driver who is just trying to do his job is trying to get the woman to decide, but doesn't want to explicitly insult her.

[caww]

Photo of evacuations earlier in the areas effected. Emergency workers helping people get over flooded bridges.

[bluejean]

“This is serious.”

After all the insane crap these tyrants have pulled, will the sheeple stampede for safety?

[caww]

BEFORE either dam broke., this was downtown Midland earlier today.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Dam it! I wish Gov. Witless would be under 9 feet of water. Now that would be good news for the state and country.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Only 6 people to a life raft or canoe or rescue boat. The rest will have to wait for other craft to arrive. Luv Gov. Whitless!

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

#18. Re “Noah’s Ark” in Gagetown, Mich. If they are in the path of any major flooding, I hope they have a lot of kitty litter/pans.