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Michigan Flood Stories

546 first-hand accounts of flood events in Michigan, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood$25K damage

Oceana, MI · May 15, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Oceana, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Muskegon, MI · May 15, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Newaygo, MI · May 15, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Ingham, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Osceola, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Mecosta, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Isabella, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Muskegon, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Eaton, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Clinton, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Gratiot, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Montcalm, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Clare, MI · May 16, 2001

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…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Ottawa, MI · Oct 24, 2001

A major severe weather episode occurred across southern lower Michigan, highlighted by three supercell thunderstorms that caused extensive damage. The first supercell storm moved into southwest Kalamazoo county just southwest of Schoolcraft.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Berrien, MI · Jul 18, 2007

Weak, but persistent warm air advection moved into the region extending from eastern Iowa into northern Indiana. Extreme instability developed to the west across Illinois where CAPEs exceeded 5000 j/kg and LI's reached -10 C.

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Flood$25K damage

Monroe, MI · Jan 24, 1999

The River Raisin exceeded flood stage along virtually its entire length.At Adrian, the River Raisin rose above flood stage of 13.0 feet at 5 am on the 25th.

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Flood$25K damage

Ingham, MI · Sep 16, 2010

Locally heavy rainfall during the early afternoon hours of September sixteenth in and near Lansing resulted in some localized flooding. The broadcast media reported that cars were stalled at the intersection of US-127 and Saginaw Street and several roads, intersections and…

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Flash Flood

Grand Traverse, MI · Jun 25, 2023

A seasonably strong shortwave progressed over the Midwest and mid-Mississippi River Valley, providing support for a sub-1000mb cyclone just west of Lake Michigan.

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Flash Flood

Genesee, MI · Aug 11, 2023

Numerous showers and thunderstorms filtered in across portions of Southeast Michigan through the evening of August 11, 2023. The strongest storms were found within the vicinity of or along a warm front, which produced sporadic reports of hail up to an inch and some isolated…

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Flash Flood

Grand Traverse, MI · Jun 25, 2023

A seasonably strong shortwave progressed over the Midwest and mid-Mississippi River Valley, providing support for a sub-1000mb cyclone just west of Lake Michigan.

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Flash Flood

Grand Traverse, MI · Oct 24, 2023

A jet max punched over the northern Great Lakes on 10/24, helping to support multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms through the day. As the first round of storms moved east across the area through the morning, favorable warm and moist air advection helped spark a second…

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Flash Flood

Monroe, MI · Aug 24, 2023

Thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall led to flooding in the Detroit metro area early Thursday morning (August 24th). Western Wayne county into Monroe county was hardest hit resulting in widespread residential flooding, road closures, and stranded vehicles.

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Flash Flood

Washtenaw, MI · Aug 24, 2023

Thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall led to flooding in the Detroit metro area early Thursday morning (August 24th). Western Wayne county into Monroe county was hardest hit resulting in widespread residential flooding, road closures, and stranded vehicles.

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