Jul 24, 2021
Morning convection aided by a wave progressing overhead trained over a stretch of NW lower MI from Leelanau county to Kalkaska county, producing a swath of 2.5-4+ of rainfall with reported flash flooding in Traverse City. A second round of storms initiated along a cold front advancing across northern Michigan during the afternoon, eventually producing damaging wind gusts in Alpena. These winds brought several trees down in Washington Avenue Park.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 976361). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grand Traverse County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.