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Flood — Berrien, MI

Sep 7, 2021

A line of storms moved through southern MI well ahead of a cold front. These storms produced flooding rains over northern Berrien (training), and locally damaging wind gusts and small hail from Berrien County to Hillsdale County. There was also an EF1 tornado in Hillsdale County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 985102). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Berrien, MI

This event is one of many recorded floods in Berrien County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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