Water is within 2 feet of the top of the dam near downtown Bellaire. What officials are saying.

A dam failure of the Big Falls Dam is imminent, according to emergency management. Waupaca County is under a flash flood warning and a river flood warning as of late morning Tuesday.

A chilling video is making the rounds from Northern Michigan, and it shows exactly why officials are sounding the alarm. The footage shows the Cheboygan Dam flowing wide open, water surging through

Water levels were just over a foot from the top of the Cheboygan Dam on Monday afternoon and rising, with no weather relief ahead.

Crews were working to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow

Thousands of people were told to move immediately to higher ground after a dam release prompted flash flood warnings.

Consumers Energy may shut off electricity to Cheboygan to prevent damage to electrical transmission equipment near the flooded Cheboygan River.

There is a plan in place if water levels on the Thunder Bay River rise too high, Alpena County Emergency Manager Nick Modrzynski said. In Cheboyan however, rising water levels are making local and state officials uneasy about possible flooding or infrastructure damage.