Cheboygan Dam water levels continue to rise, inching closer to the top
Water levels have hit their highest level yet at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex in Northern Lower Michigan.
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Water levels have hit their highest level yet at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex in Northern Lower Michigan.
Following a tumultuous week of heavy rain and overnight severe weather, a flood watch remains in effect for all of Metro Detroit through late Thursday.
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"I didn't think it would get this bad," Jillian Lors of Cheboygan County said about the high water that damaged her home.
Terrance Friday from CBS News Detroit has been talking to residents of Cheboygan County, Michigan, as flooding worsens in that part of the state. "I didn't think it would get this bad," one resident said as she tried to salvage items from her home.
A flood watch has been issued for all of Southeast Michigan, to be in effect from 8 p.m. Tuesday through late Thursday night.
Heavy rain and storm damage resulted in multiple road and highway closures in Metro Detroit early Wednesday, including a section of I-75. Here's a look at the 6 a.m. conditions.
Officials say the evacuation of low areas is unrelated to the Cheboygan Dam and Lock, which is being monitored due to rising water levels.
Conditions near the Cheboygan Lock and Dam continue to worsen, with the river levels just 7.68 inches below the top of the dam as of 7 a.m. Tuesday, State of Michigan officials said.
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Residents in the Northern Lower Michigan city of Cheboygan have been told to prepare for possible evacuations as the flooding risk increases.
State and local officials are monitoring rising water levels at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex in Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula.
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