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Flash Flood — Wexford, MI

May 9, 2004

Property Damage
$20K

A warm front was moving slowly north into Lower Michigan. Thunderstorms developed repeatedly north of the warm front, dropping up to 2 inches of rain in less than an hour in spots. Isolated flooding and flash flooding resulted, with more widespread flooding in southern Gladwin County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5394459). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Wexford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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