Flooding

Records show that federal officials failed for years to force repairs at a hydro plant connected to the Cheboygan Dam. ‘This was not handled properly,’ a county commissioner says. The county sheriff blames private ownership: ‘There’s only so much we can do.’

A guide to go-bags, staying safe, evacuating, documenting damage and more.

A spokesperson with the Michigan Department of Transportation said it's unclear when the road will be back up and running.

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service said the Saginaw River will fall below its flood stage Wednesday at the earliest as roads close across the region due to flooding.

Across much of the Midwest, the atmosphere is becoming warmer and retaining more water, leading to heavier downpours. A two-crop system called relay intercropping could help farmers buffer weather whiplash and boost profits.

Five years ago this week heavy rainfall and record flooding resulted in the breeching of two privately owned dams, resulting in the evacuation of over 10,000 people in Midland County. Now, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers are conducting a study to try and prevent the next disaster.

State law limits maintenance of county drains to no more than $5,000 per mile — not nearly enough, according to Michigan drain commissioners.

MARQUETTE, MI— The cost of flood damage in the Upper Peninsula is stacking up.

Climate change is already affecting the Great Lakes. One group is urging the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to coordinate their efforts to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient to those changes.Climate change contributed to the rapid rise in Great Lakes water levels a few years ago. Combined with more frequent and intense storms — also a result of climate change — they caused record flooding in 2017 and 2019 in some parts of the Great Lakes region. Homes and property were damaged.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an independent forensic report detailing the causes for the 2020 flooding in Midland County. The report concluded that blame cannot be placed on any one individual, organization, or group and the flooding was "foreseeable and preventable."