Aug 23, 2002
Several inches of rain in only two to three hours caused flash flooding in Kalamazoo, where two homes and two businesses sustained extensive damage. Waldo Stadium, on the campus of Western Michigan University, also had major flooding problems. At one point, three feet of standing water covered the entire football field. A girl who was walking by Arcadia Creek near the downtown Burger King was swept downstream by the flood waters. Very fortunately, she was able to avoid trouble by landing on a gr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5315457). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jackson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.