LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Ingham County Emergency Management is urging people to be cautious around the rivers and near flooded roads–and especially, not to drive around street barricades.
“They [barricades] are there for your safety,” the agency said in a social media post Saturday.
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A kayaker in a park in Ingham County (Ingham County Emergency Management) -
Ferguson Park, along Okemos Road (Ingham County Emergency Management) -
Red Cedar River, at Grand River Rd (Ingham County Emergency Management) -
Okemos Road, closed for flooding (Ingham County Emergency Management)
In the post, Ingham County officials said some of the rivers in the area are higher than normal for this time of year–since, as you can see, the typical spring snowmelt is happening in January.
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