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Flood — Saginaw, MI

Jun 24, 2017

Warm, moist tropical air during the day on Thursday helped to spark severe storms that began to develop during the late afternoon hours. These storms continued through the evening before the severe threat switched over to a flooding threat during the overnight hours. Heavy rain continued to fall across much of the area throughout the overnight as a cold front pushed eastward. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down south of M-59 while northwest/northern areas dealt with significant flo

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 709494). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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