Jul 11, 2016
A warm and humid air mass ahead of a low pressure system approaching from the Northern Plains set the stage for the formation of severe thunderstorms over portions of Gogebic County from late evening on the 11th into the early morning of the 12th. The storms caused flash flooding and damaging winds over portions of Gogebic County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 649312). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gogebic County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.