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• Farmers should track their animals, ensure they have food and clean water, allow escape routes from flooding and move equipment and chemicals to higher ground.
• Keep food and utensils above floodwater, throw away any food that touches floodwater and keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed to preserve food.
• Take pets with you if evacuating, bring their essentials and keep them away from floodwater.
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CADILLAC — With flooding reaching critical levels, public safety officials are again urging the public to heed barriers and road closure signs.
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CADILLAC — Heavy rains and saturated ground conditions have led to widespread flooding across the area, damaging a key piece of infrastructure that supports sanitary sewer service for Cadillac’s west side.
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CADILLAC — There are few areas along the shorelines of lakes Cadillac and Mitchell that haven’t been affected by flooding.
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CADILLAC – The City of Cadillac is make sand available to fight back floodwaters.
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• In Wexford County, floodwaters are slowly receding, with the Manistee River dropping about a foot and flooding around Cadillac lakes beginning to stabilize.
• In Osceola County, the American Red Cross opened a 24/7 shelter at Spring Hill Camps as Muskegon River appears to be cresting soon, though more rain could affect levels.
• In Missaukee County, flooding appears stable but still high, with record stream levels and several road closures.
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• Residents should check their policy and contact their insurer, but be aware most policies homeowners and renters insurance policies do not cover flood damage.
• Document and report damage by taking photos and videos, keep receipts for any supplies used to protect property from further damage and don’t throwing away damaged items until the insurance company approves.
• Beware of scams and verify a service provider’s credentials, including licenses, references and insurance.
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CADILLAC – The city of Cadillac is advising the community to be aware of the following road and park closures:
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Wexford County Drain Commissioner Mike Solomon said there are safety concerns associated with getting estimates of water flow at the culvert, particularly at the moment, when the water is so high and moving so fast. There are flow measurements at other points along the Clam River that can provide an idea into how much water is moving through the culvert. The US Geological Survey conducts continuous testing at multiple points along the river, with the closest location being Vogel Center in Missaukee County. According to the latest testing, water is flowing through the Clam River at 922 cubic feet per second, which is considered “extremely above” normal. For comparison, on April 10 the river was measured at 248 cubic feet per second. Considering there are 86,400 seconds in a day, that would be 79,660,800 cubic feet per day, which is the equivalent of 905 Olympic-sized swimming pools, or 597,300,000 gallons per day.
