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BACK TO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF
HASTINGS.PEOPLE AT RISK FOR
FLOODING -- ARE FACING BIGGER
PROBLEMS NOW THAT AN EARTHEN
DAM GAVE WAY.
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TERESA:..24-HOUR NEWS 8'S
KATHERINE DUCHARME JUST GOT TO
THE SCENE --- KATHERINE WHAT
ARE YOU SEEING?
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THE EARTHEN DAM AT THE HYDRO
PLANT SPILLWAY HAS FAILED.THAT
MEANS THERE'S RISK OF FLOODING
NORTH OF THE DAM THROUGH
MIDDLEVILLE.THE HOMES THAT ARE
AT RISK WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE
AT RISK.ALERT WAS SENT TO
THOSE IN AFFECTED AREA.AT THIS
TIME THEY'RE NOT EVACUATING
BUT THEY'RE MONITORING THE
SITUATION.THEY'RE WAITING FOR
THE SUN TO COME UP TO SEE
EXACT DAMAGE.
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BARRY COUNTY SHERIFF HAS BEEN
WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT THESE
RISING FLOODWATERS.WE SPOKE
WITH THE SHERIFF LAST NIGHT
WHO SAID THIS IS THE WORST
HE'S EVER SEEN DURING HIS
CAREER.THERE ARE TWO MAJOR
PROBLEM AREAS YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT. ONE OF THEM IS BARGER
ROAD AND PLEASANT SHORES
TRAILER PARKa&ALSO BARGER
ROAD BETWEEN THORNAPPLE AND
CENTERa&NOT ONLY IS THERE
STANDING WATER THEREa&THERE'S
ALSO A PRETTY STRONG MOVING
CURRENT.THE SHERIFF ALSO TOLD
US YOU SHOULD SEE CLOSURE
SIGNS UP THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTYa&IF YOU SEE ONE UP HE
SAID DO NOT IGNORE IT.
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203238 "WE DON'T KNOW HOW
DANGEROUS IT IS RIGHT NOW AS
FAST AS THE WATER IS RUNNING
RIGHT THERE WE DON'T KNOW HOW
MUCH OF THE DIRT UNDERNEATH
THE ASPHALT IS WASHED OUT ANY
TIME YOU GET THAT YOU GET YOUR
CAR IN THERE"
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RED CROSS HAS
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OPENED A SHELTER IN THE AREA
FOR ANYONE IMPACTED BY THE
FLOODING.THE SHELTER IS AT THE
COMMISSION ON AGING BUILDING
IN HASTINGS.I'LL HAVE MORE
INFORMATION COMING UP AT 5:30.
LIVE IN HASTINGS, KATHERINE
DUCHARME, 24 HOUR NEWS 8
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TERESA:..WE KNOW YOU'RE
PREPARING FOR THE IMPACT OF
FLOODING IN GRAND RAPIDS..
PEOPLE TO THE EAST ARE ALREADY
DEALING WITH IT..
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A FAMILY IN LOWELL TOLD US
THEY HAD TO STRIP THE FURNACE
AND OTHER ESSENTIALS OUT OF
THEIR BASEMENT.THE WATER IS
THREATENIG TO FLOOD OTHER
HOMES TOO.YOU CAN GET SAND
FROM BEHIND CITY HALL IF YOU
NEED TO SANDBAGS AT YOUR HOME.
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SANDBAGS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN
KALAMAZOO, WHICH COULD GET
HISTORIC FLOODING THIS WEEKEND.
THE KALAMAZOO RIVER WILL
LIKELY CREST ABOVE 11 FEET
TOMORROW -- THAT'S WHAT STORM
TEAM 8 HAS PREDICTED.
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CASEY:..OUR TEAM IS OUT IN THE
ELEMENTS THIS MORNING --
KEEPING AN EYE ON ALL OF THE
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS WITH THESE
FEBRUARY
FLOODS.TERESA:..FLOOD LEVELS
VARY ACROSS WEST MICHIGAN --
AND STORM TEAM 8 IS TRACKING
THEM ALL.
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OUR METEOROLOGIST ELLEN BACCA
IS LIVE IN HASTINGS RIGHT NOW
--SHE HAS MORE ON WHAT FLOOD
LEVELS ARE LIKE
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-HOW DOES THIS
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COMPARE TO THE
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FLOOD IN 2013?
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TERESA:..
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TERESA:..YOU CAN FIND OUR
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CONTINUOUS COVERAGE OF THE
FEBRUARY FLOODING ON-AIR AND
ONLINE.FOR THE LATEST - MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE THE STORM TEAM 8
APP.. IT'S FREE TO DOWNLOAD
FROM THE APP STORE.
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