St Clair County Emergency Operation Center is partially activated. Local Emergency Management officials are aware water is impeding on roads, homes and buildings. If your home is impacted please contact the Emergency Operation Center at 810.989.6392 or via email at sccdamage@gmail.com. Please include your address, phone number, foundation type, amount of water in your home, and damage pictures in the email. This is a very dynamic situation and does have the opportunity to change quickly with amount of projected rainfall, wind direction and waves depending on where you are located within the county. Please pay attention to National Weather Service watches and warnings regarding information in your local area. If you need sandbags, please contact your Local Township or city office.
The following locations are providing sandbags to their residents:
Clay Township Water Department on Muskrat Run between the hours of 7am and 3:30pm.
Ira Township Office 7085 Meldrum Rd. Monday – Thursday 7am – 5pm
Or email Algonac DPW at DPW@cityofalgonac.org (810) 794-9361
East China Twp located west of the waste water treatment plant 1244 Recor Rd, East China Twp, MI
Please make your local government officials aware of any flood damage to occupied dwellings.
Here are safety measures to take for flooding:
What to do if my house starts to flood:
Stop the flow of water and minimize damage.
Move essential items to an upper floor
Disconnect electrical appliances. Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water
Shut off water, gas and electricity, if you are instructed to do so.
If you need to leave your house, you should do the following:
Secure your home.
Take your disaster kit (remember medicine, vital documents, food for your unique situation)
Take your pets and supplies need to care for your pets.
Shelter locations will be opened in the event you are to leave your home and are in need of sheltering. Contact
your city or township office.
If you cannot physically leave or have difficulty call Central Dispatch at 810-985-8115 or dial 911
Notify your insurance company
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ST. CLAIR COUNTY WINS SYSTEM will be used to contact you in an emergency situation. If you have caller ID, you may not recognize the number, however please answer and receive the information.
Stay Informed
Listen for updates on the radio or television.
Check the Be Ready St Clair County Facebook page for updates.
Check the local government website
If you need assistance:
If you need any non-life threatening assistance related to the flood, please call
your local dispatch at 810-794-9381 for Clay/Ira Township all others call: 810-985-
8115 or dial 2-1-1 for local community-based organization disaster response
assistance.
