WAUPACA COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) – The Big Falls and Marion dams are at risk of failing, and other people on the Wolf River are being evacuated.
The Weyauwega Area Fire Department is beginning an evacuation as a result of of the Wolf River rising. These roads are in the threatened space:
- Guth Rd.
- Kurth Rd.
- Deer Haven Rd.
- Ona Pines Rd.
- County Road F
People who evacuate ought to deliver wallets and purses, medicines, telephones and chargers, and pets. The neighborhood middle at Weyauwega City Hall on Main St. is open should you don’t have a protected place to go.
The hearth division urges individuals to evacuate immediately.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch till 5 p.m.
Waupaca County Emergency Management says water goes across the embankment at Big Falls Dam. The dam didn’t break; it could’t maintain again all of the water behind it.
If the Big Falls or Marion dams fail, Clintonville is in the trail downstream. The Clintonville Police Department says sandbags and sand can be found in the Clintonville Library parking zone and at the Embarrass Volunteer Fire Department.
The sheriff’s workplace encourages residents to sign up for RAVE notifications on the Waupaca County web site.
A shelter is being arrange at Clintonville High School.
The Wolf River isn’t anticipated to crest till Saturday.
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