Jun 21, 2006
On the evening of Wednesday June 21st, severe thunderstorms trained across the southern half of Lenawee County and the southern third of Monroe County. Up to 5 inches of rain fell that evening on top of about an inch that fell in the morning. This caused flash flooding across the two counties. Several roads were reported being washed out, especially around the Blissfield area where portions of US-223 and M-34 were closed with several feet of water reported flowing across portions of these roadwa
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5518713). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.