546 first-hand accounts of flood events in Michigan, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Flash flooding occurred during the morning hours of the 18th across Ottawa and Kent Counties as a result of as much as 5 inches of rain between 9 p.m. EST on the 17th and 2 a.m. EST on the 18th. The heaviest band of rain fell in a band from Grand Haven east to Rockford...
Read the full account →Flash flooding occurred during the morning hours of the 18th across Ottawa and Kent Counties as a result of as much as 5 inches of rain between 9 p.m. EST on the 17th and 2 a.m. EST on the 18th. The heaviest band of rain fell in a band from Grand Haven east to Rockford...
Read the full account →A cold front moved through the area during the evening of August 2nd and finally brought an end to the five day heat wave that had plagued southeast Michigan.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell over southeast Michigan from September 12th-14th, with widespread 3 to 6 inches reported. Isolated amounts around 8 inches were even reported across northwest Genesee County.
Read the full account →The record setting snowfall in February and March set the stage for flooding in April. During February and March of 2002, north-central and western parts of Upper Michigan received over 100 inches of snowfall. The snow pack held over 11 inches of water.
Read the full account →Widespread lakeshore flooding from record high water levels of the Great Lakes and periodic strong onshore flow occurred from late April 2019 to November 2019. Extensive erosion and property damage occurred, with monetary values in the millions.
Read the full account →A slow southward moving cold front stalled out just south of the I69 corridor. South of this front, well above normal temperatures and an unseasonably moist airmass resulted in a moderately unstable atmosphere.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell over southeast Michigan from September 12th-14th, with widespread 3 to 6 inches reported. Isolated amounts around 8 inches were even reported across northwest Genesee County.
Read the full account →The record setting snowfall in February and March set the stage for flooding in April. During February and March of 2002, north-central and western parts of Upper Michigan received over 100 inches of snowfall. The snow pack held over 11 inches of water.
Read the full account →Several inches of rain in only two to three hours caused flash flooding in Kalamazoo, where two homes and two businesses sustained extensive damage. Waldo Stadium, on the campus of Western Michigan University, also had major flooding problems.
Read the full account →A narrow band of strong to severe storms impacted southern Ottawa and north central Kent counties with very heavy rain and flooding, in addition to minor wind damage and hail.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell over southeast Michigan from September 12th-14th, with widespread 3 to 6 inches reported. Isolated amounts around 8 inches were even reported across northwest Genesee County.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across southwest lower Michigan from July 27 to July 29, flooding roadways and intersections across areas near to mainly south of Interstate 96.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was entrenched in the western Great Lakes, maintaining cool air aloft across the region. Thunderstorms developed in the heat of the day, with the most widespread activity developing along the Lake Michigan lake breeze boundary in western lower…
Read the full account →On the evening of Wednesday June 21st, severe thunderstorms trained across the southern half of Lenawee County and the southern third of Monroe County. Up to 5 inches of rain fell that evening on top of about an inch that fell in the morning.
Read the full account →A large area of thunderstorms developed over Lake Michigan late in the evening on the 12th, as very moist air surged into the region. These storms were severe as they moved onshore, producing damaging winds, large hail, and a brief tornado.
Read the full account →Several severe thunderstorms produced flooding in several areas, and also caused a wall of a bowling alley to collapse (no injuries or fatalities). Law enforcement in Jackson (Jackson County) reported that part of a roof and a wall of a bowling alley collapsed at 6:30 pm. EST.
Read the full account →Several severe thunderstorms produced flooding in several areas, and also caused a wall of a bowling alley to collapse (no injuries or fatalities). Law enforcement in Jackson (Jackson County) reported that part of a roof and a wall of a bowling alley collapsed at 6:30 pm. EST.
Read the full account →Several severe thunderstorms produced flooding in several areas, and also caused a wall of a bowling alley to collapse (no injuries or fatalities). Law enforcement in Jackson (Jackson County) reported that part of a roof and a wall of a bowling alley collapsed at 6:30 pm. EST.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell between the 7th and 11th bringing 3 or more inches of rainfall to a good portion of southeast lower Michigan with the River Raisin basin getting hit the worst with 4 to 5 inches in that period.
Read the full account →During Friday, June 20th, very warm, moist and unstable air was in place across much of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, ahead of a strong, slow-moving cold front across the western Great Lakes region.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain marched across southeast Michigan, south of Interstate 69, in the early morning hours of the 25th. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches were common; the highest rainfall total was 3.40 inches in Walled Lake.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed on the evening of the 22nd, north of a warm front that was moving north into southern Michigan. These storms produced very heavy rain in northern Oakland and southern Lapeer Counties. Holly measured 4.7 inches of rain, while Almont had 3.5 inches.
Read the full account →The fourth straight day with areas of heavy rain due to thunderstorms. One cluster of showers and thunderstorms persisted over Genesee County for much of the morning, dumping 2.65 inches of rain on Bishop Airport (after 2.26 inches the previous day).
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