Dec 27, 2008
Most of southwestern lower Michigan had a substantial snowpack on the ground on Christmas Day. Most if not all of that snowpack melted as a result of warm temperatures, high winds and rain after Christmas. Several locations received an inch and a half to two inches of rainfall, all of which fell in only a twenty four hour time period. The flooding caused well over three million dollars worth of damage across Ottawa county.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 143329). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ottawa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.