546 first-hand accounts of flood events in Michigan, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms developed during the morning hours of the 15th, producing several reports of large hail and high winds. It was also a record rainfall event for the Grand Rapids area, and 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in less than 6 hours across much of southwestern and south central…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed during the morning hours of the 15th, producing several reports of large hail and high winds. It was also a record rainfall event for the Grand Rapids area, and 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in less than 6 hours across much of southwestern and south central…
Read the full account →Numerous reports of severe weather were received from Allegan, Ottawa and Kent counties. The first reports of severe weather were received from Holland (Ottawa county), where three quarters inch hail was reported near the intersections of M40 and I196, and also near the…
Read the full account →Flash flooding occurred during the early afternoon hours of the 23rd across mainly northwestern Allegan county and southwestern Ottawa county. Numerous roads were reported to be flooded along the Allegan and Ottawa county lines by area law enforcement.
Read the full account →Flash flooding occurred during the early afternoon hours of the 23rd across mainly northwestern Allegan county and southwestern Ottawa county. Numerous roads were reported to be flooded along the Allegan and Ottawa county lines by area law enforcement.
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 →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 severe weather outbreak on July second resulted in numerous reports of wind damage and large hail. The strong to severe thunderstorms also produced very heavy rain, flooding, and even flash flooding across portions of Kalamazoo county.||Strong winds with gusts over 60 mph,…
Read the full account →Portions of southwestern lower Michigan were affected by strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours of July 15th. A few isolated storms began to develop between 1 and 2 pm in a line from near Grand Rapids to Big Rapids.
Read the full account →Low pressure tracked slowly across Kentucky during the 1st, 2d and 3rd, spreading rain across southern Michigan. Heavy rains were confined to the far south. Some two day rain totals included 2.63 inches at Adrian, in Lenawee county, and 2.20 inches at Monroe, in Monroe county.
Read the full account →The same storm that brought heavy ice accumulations to southeast Michigan also brought flooding to many areas from Detroit south to the Ohio state-line. Total precipitation amounts ranged from 1.5 to nearly 2.5 inches across that area.
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 p.m. 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 p.m. 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 p.m. EST.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake county.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake county.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake county.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake county.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake county.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake county.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake county.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding began on the 9th as a result of the combination of heavy rain and melting snow. Numerous roads were closed across all of southwestern and south central lower Michigan, including portions of M-37 in Lake 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 →A storm system brought a little over an inch of rain to East Central Lower Michigan. With very cold and in places frozen ground, this water could not be readily absorbed. Combined with substantial snowmelt, the rain produced flooding in Gladwin, Arenac, and Iosco Counties.
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