546 first-hand accounts of flood events in Michigan, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An cluster of slow moving, training thundestorms produced torrential rainfall over northern portions of Oakland County on the evening of April 25th. This resulted in a localized area of 2 to 3 inches of rain over Oakland County.
Read the full account →A relatively weak shortwave rotated over the Great Lakes during the day, setting up unidirectional southwest flow amidst a moisture-rich environment that allowed for multiple clusters of thunderstorms to track over areas near Grand Traverse Bay.
Read the full account →Extensive flash flooding was reported across the northern half of Van Buren county. Rainfall totals in the South Haven area were reported to be between 4 and 5 inches, and totals of 3 to 4 inches were common across the remainder of the affected area.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developing along a cold front tracked west to east across Upper Michigan on the 10th. Strong north winds behind the front caused coastal flooding and erosion along the Lake Superior over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan from the 10th into the 11th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developing along a cold front tracked west to east across Upper Michigan on the 10th. Strong north winds behind the front caused coastal flooding and erosion along the Lake Superior over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan from the 10th into the 11th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developing along a cold front tracked west to east across Upper Michigan on the 10th. Strong north winds behind the front caused coastal flooding and erosion along the Lake Superior over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan from the 10th into the 11th.
Read the full account →The Huron River at Hamburg reached its 4th highest stage on record due to heavy rain of close to 6 inches which fell during the weekend of September 13th to 14th.
Read the full account →Yet another hot and humid day for southeast Michigan, producing an unstable atmosphere prone to thunderstorm development. The first thunderstorms developed early in the afternoon along lake breeze boundaries off of Lake Erie and Lake St Clair.
Read the full account →One round of strong to severe storms impacted far southern lower Michigan during the mid to late afternoon hours of July 22nd, resulting in several reports of downed trees and power lines.
Read the full account →An active severe weather season for Southeast Michigan continued on July 24, 2021 with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Thunderstorms initially developed mid-afternoon just south of Cadillac and tracked southeastward into the Tri-Cities and Metro Detroit…
Read the full account →An active severe weather season for Southeast Michigan continued on July 24, 2021 with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Thunderstorms initially developed mid-afternoon just south of Cadillac and tracked southeastward into the Tri-Cities and Metro Detroit…
Read the full account →Two rounds of thunderstorms impacted Southeastern Michigan on August 11: the first during the afternoon and the second during the late evening into the following morning.
Read the full account →An early fall deepening low pressure system tracking along a frontal boundary delivered strong winds and heavy rain to southeast Michigan. Most areas saw rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inches, with locally 6 inches.
Read the full account →After several weeks of moderate to severe drought conditions in Southeast Michigan, an active weather pattern brought widespread rainfall and flooding to Metro Detroit and surrounding areas during the weekend of June 25-27th.
Read the full account →After several weeks of moderate to severe drought conditions in Southeast Michigan, an active weather pattern brought widespread rainfall and flooding to Metro Detroit and surrounding areas during the weekend of June 25-27th.
Read the full account →An early fall deepening low pressure system tracking along a frontal boundary delivered strong winds and heavy rain to southeast Michigan. Most areas saw rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inches, with locally 6 inches.
Read the full account →Much like the day before, thunderstorms developed thanks to strong heating during the afternoon of the 22nd. Several storms became severe, producing mainly large hail.
Read the full account →After a warm front mixed northward across northern Michigan during the day, a weak shortwave progressing overhead helped initiate storms along a weak boundary over Lake Michigan.
Read the full account →After a warm front mixed northward across northern Michigan during the day, a weak shortwave progressing overhead helped initiate storms along a weak boundary over Lake Michigan.
Read the full account →After a warm front mixed northward across northern Michigan during the day, a weak shortwave progressing overhead helped initiate storms along a weak boundary over Lake Michigan.
Read the full account →Unusually moist airmass ahead of an approaching mesolow and lake breezes led to development of efficient rain-producing showers and storms in the late afternoon...leading to rainfall rates near two and a half inches per hour at times.
Read the full account →Unusually moist airmass ahead of an approaching mesolow and lake breezes led to development of efficient rain-producing showers and storms in the late afternoon...leading to rainfall rates near two and a half inches per hour at times.
Read the full account →Unusually moist airmass ahead of an approaching mesolow and lake breezes led to development of efficient rain-producing showers and storms in the late afternoon...leading to rainfall rates near two and a half inches per hour at times.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed and moved across Lake Michigan during the evening hours on June 19th. Several hours of intense rainfall occurred starting around 7:00 PM EST. The ground was already saturated from early morning thunderstorms that produced very heavy rainfall.
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