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Flash Flood — Van Buren, MI

Jun 20, 1997

During Friday, June 20th, very warm, moist and unstable air was in place across much of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, ahead of a strong, slow-moving cold front across the western Great Lakes region. Atmospheric conditions were ripe for the development of strong to severe thunderstorms containing wind gusts to 70 mph and very heavy rain. Numerous thunderstorms reached severe criteria due to damaging wind gusts. However, the most significant damage was caused by flash flooding across Allegan and Ott

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5618580). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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