Mar 14, 2019
On Thursday March 14, 2019 three rounds of thunderstorms combined to drop approximately 1.5 inches of rain on much of Newaygo County. In addition, the ground was frozen and approximately 4 inches of snow water equivalent was contained in the snowpack. About 2.5 inches of this snow water melted and joined the rainfall runoff. ||These 3 factors all resulted in rapid and significant flooding across parts of the county that resulted in more than 50 homes and 9 businesses flooded, as well as the clos
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 835286). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Newaygo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.