Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director Clyde Avery issued an update regarding current conditions within the county. He said a “Watch” level travel advisory remains in place for the entire county and the City of Plymouth has also implemented a watch travel advisory.
When he issued the update around 4 p.m. ET, the Yellow River was at 17.61 ft. He said the river is expected to crest near 17.7 ft. around 7 p.m. tonight and fall below flood stage around 9 p.m. on Monday, February 26.
He added that the Tippecanoe River was at 15.45 ft. around the same time and said it is still expected to rise to 15.7 ft. around 1 a.m. Monday, February 26 and will then begin falling.
Avery commented that there are additional chances of rainfall tonight through Friday (.15) and again Friday night through Saturday (.58).
Additionally, as individuals start to move from response to recovery, Marshall County Building Inspector Chuck Dewitt and Plymouth Building Inspector Keith Hammonds have agreed to assist with conducting damage assessment. Meanwhile, Christine Stinson and Theresa Budd from the Marshall County Health Department will be looking at addressing health related issued due to the flooding
EMA Director Avery said EMA officials are in the process of trying to implement a Disaster Declaration for the county and added that this is not related to travel restrictions such as the “warning” level travel advisory.
The following are updated road closure statuses as of 10:50 a.m. today (Thurs 2/22):
3rd from King to West Shore Dr: Opened
Douglas from SR6 to Tyler: Opened
Redwood from 14th to 14B: Closed
Jarrah from 8A to 7th: Closed
Birch from 17th to 18th: Closed
14th from SR17 to Rose: Closed
11th from Olive To Nutmeg: Closed
Redwood from 14th to 14B: Closed
17B from 331 to Cedar: Closed
Olive from Glen Overmyer Dr to Dixon Lake Trl: Closed
Dixon Lake trl to 11th: Closed
2B from 331 to Beech: Closed
Beech from 3rd to 3B: Closed
1st from King to Linden: Closed
Fir South of 7th: Moved to High Water
Union from SR6 to 3B: Moved to High Water
6th from Elm to 331: Moved to High Water
Dogwood from SR6 to Tyler: Moved to High Water
2B from Birch to Beech: Moved to High Water
