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Flash Flood — Grand Traverse, MI

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.

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