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[GMCnet] Midland, MI flooding [message #354911] Wed, 20 May 2020 07:11 Go to next message
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Praying for John Wright as well as others in the Midland area.



Get those GMCs to high ground! Only when you and yours are safe.



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Re: [GMCnet] Midland, MI flooding [message #354939 is a reply to message #354911] Thu, 21 May 2020 13:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks for the prayers, we had 10 minutes to get out when the first dam failed, we got back this morning. We stay with my wife sister and her husband. It was a cascade effect and the water from Edenville dam overwhelmed the second dam at Sanford. If you have watched the national news they have had the videos of the failures. The first was a true failure and the second was an overtopping of the structure. We live downstream from the Sanford dam about 8 miles on the High side of the river. Some of our neighbors got flooded up to 2’ on the main floor and basements full of water. Our house is up on a slight rise and the house and pole building were safe. The trigger was the 5+ inches of rain overbite earlier in the week.

You all be safe!

JR Wright


> On May 20, 2020, at 8:11 AM, Billy Massey via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Praying for John Wright as well as others in the Midland area.
>
>
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> Get those GMCs to high ground! Only when you and yours are safe.
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Midland, MI flooding [message #354940 is a reply to message #354939] Thu, 21 May 2020 13:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rollerg is currently offline  Rollerg   United States
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John,
As a former Midland resident I know exactly what you are talking about.
Thank God for your minimal damage.

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> On May 21, 2020, at 11:02 AM, John Wright via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Thanks for the prayers, we had 10 minutes to get out when the first dam failed, we got back this morning. We stay with my wife sister and her husband. It was a cascade effect and the water from Edenville dam overwhelmed the second dam at Sanford. If you have watched the national news they have had the videos of the failures. The first was a true failure and the second was an overtopping of the structure. We live downstream from the Sanford dam about 8 miles on the High side of the river. Some of our neighbors got flooded up to 2’ on the main floor and basements full of water. Our house is up on a slight rise and the house and pole building were safe. The trigger was the 5+ inches of rain overbite earlier in the week.
>
> You all be safe!
>
> JR Wright
>
>
>> On May 20, 2020, at 8:11 AM, Billy Massey via Gmclist wrote:
>>
>> Praying for John Wright as well as others in the Midland area.
>>
>>
>>
>> Get those GMCs to high ground! Only when you and yours are safe.
>>
>>
>>
>> bdub
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Re: [GMCnet] Midland, MI flooding [message #354941 is a reply to message #354939] Thu, 21 May 2020 13:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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JR,

Sure glad to hear Y'All are OK. And SO sorry about the many others in the
area who are not so fortunate. Looking at the Google Maps Satellite view
of the dams, it's obvious that the single spillway on the Edenfield dam
couldn't be expected to pass all that rainwater. Nor could the 6 on the
Sanford handle the deluge from Edenfield. TOO bad! At least not the 15
in. of rain that fell here in Americus in '94!

Stay safe!

Ken H.


On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 2:02 PM John Wright via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the prayers, we had 10 minutes to get out when the first dam
> failed, we got back this morning. We stay with my wife sister and her
> husband. It was a cascade effect and the water from Edenville dam
> overwhelmed the second dam at Sanford. If you have watched the national
> news they have had the videos of the failures. The first was a true
> failure and the second was an overtopping of the structure. We live
> downstream from the Sanford dam about 8 miles on the High side of the
> river. Some of our neighbors got flooded up to 2’ on the main floor and
> basements full of water. Our house is up on a slight rise and the house
> and pole building were safe. The trigger was the 5+ inches of rain
> overbite earlier in the week.
>
> You all be safe!
>
> JR Wright
>
>
>> On May 20, 2020, at 8:11 AM, Billy Massey via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Praying for John Wright as well as others in the Midland area.
>>
>>
>>
>> Get those GMCs to high ground! Only when you and yours are safe.
>>
>>
>>
>> bdub
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Re: [GMCnet] Midland, MI flooding [message #354943 is a reply to message #354941] Thu, 21 May 2020 14:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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Never discount the power of prayer and positive thinking. So glad you
dodged the big bullet. A lot to deal with this spring, so far. Glad your
family was all safe. Sounds like some of your neighbors were not as
fortunate.. Earthen fill dams are always something to keep a watchful eye
on. Reinforced concrete ones also.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Thu, May 21, 2020, 11:33 AM Ken Henderson via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> JR,
>
> Sure glad to hear Y'All are OK. And SO sorry about the many others in the
> area who are not so fortunate. Looking at the Google Maps Satellite view
> of the dams, it's obvious that the single spillway on the Edenfield dam
> couldn't be expected to pass all that rainwater. Nor could the 6 on the
> Sanford handle the deluge from Edenfield. TOO bad! At least not the 15
> in. of rain that fell here in Americus in '94!
>
> Stay safe!
>
> Ken H.
>
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 2:02 PM John Wright via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the prayers, we had 10 minutes to get out when the first dam
>> failed, we got back this morning. We stay with my wife sister and her
>> husband. It was a cascade effect and the water from Edenville dam
>> overwhelmed the second dam at Sanford. If you have watched the national
>> news they have had the videos of the failures. The first was a true
>> failure and the second was an overtopping of the structure. We live
>> downstream from the Sanford dam about 8 miles on the High side of the
>> river. Some of our neighbors got flooded up to 2’ on the main floor and
>> basements full of water. Our house is up on a slight rise and the house
>> and pole building were safe. The trigger was the 5+ inches of rain
>> overbite earlier in the week.
>>
>> You all be safe!
>>
>> JR Wright
>>
>>
>>> On May 20, 2020, at 8:11 AM, Billy Massey via Gmclist > gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Praying for John Wright as well as others in the Midland area.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Get those GMCs to high ground! Only when you and yours are safe.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> bdub
>>>
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Re: [GMCnet] Midland, MI flooding [message #354974 is a reply to message #354943] Thu, 21 May 2020 17:26 Go to previous message
powwerjon is currently offline  powwerjon   United States
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Thanks you all!

JR
> On May 21, 2020, at 3:09 PM, James Hupy via Gmclist wrote:
>
> Never discount the power of prayer and positive thinking. So glad you
> dodged the big bullet. A lot to deal with this spring, so far. Glad your
> family was all safe. Sounds like some of your neighbors were not as
> fortunate.. Earthen fill dams are always something to keep a watchful eye
> on. Reinforced concrete ones also.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Oregon
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2020, 11:33 AM Ken Henderson via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> JR,
>>
>> Sure glad to hear Y'All are OK. And SO sorry about the many others in the
>> area who are not so fortunate. Looking at the Google Maps Satellite view
>> of the dams, it's obvious that the single spillway on the Edenfield dam
>> couldn't be expected to pass all that rainwater. Nor could the 6 on the
>> Sanford handle the deluge from Edenfield. TOO bad! At least not the 15
>> in. of rain that fell here in Americus in '94!
>>
>> Stay safe!
>>
>> Ken H.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 2:02 PM John Wright via Gmclist > gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the prayers, we had 10 minutes to get out when the first dam
>>> failed, we got back this morning. We stay with my wife sister and her
>>> husband. It was a cascade effect and the water from Edenville dam
>>> overwhelmed the second dam at Sanford. If you have watched the national
>>> news they have had the videos of the failures. The first was a true
>>> failure and the second was an overtopping of the structure. We live
>>> downstream from the Sanford dam about 8 miles on the High side of the
>>> river. Some of our neighbors got flooded up to 2’ on the main floor and
>>> basements full of water. Our house is up on a slight rise and the house
>>> and pole building were safe. The trigger was the 5+ inches of rain
>>> overbite earlier in the week.
>>>
>>> You all be safe!
>>>
>>> JR Wright
>>>
>>>
>>>> On May 20, 2020, at 8:11 AM, Billy Massey via Gmclist >> gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Praying for John Wright as well as others in the Midland area.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Get those GMCs to high ground! Only when you and yours are safe.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> bdub
>>>>
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