May 9, 1996
Additional rain through the early morning hours of 2 to 4 inches resulted in some 24 hour totals between 8 and 9 inches as of 7am.Numerous rural roads were washed out, city streets and basements were flooded. Sawyer Road in Sawyer was covered with 2 feet of water. I-94 between mile markers 7 and 8 was under nearly a foot of water, and US-12 in Bakertown was covered with water. Over 100 miles of roads in the county were damaged. A total of 269 homes and 31 businesses also reported damage.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5555341). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Berrien County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.