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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.

Flood

Saginaw, MI · Mar 13, 2006

Rainfall of 1 to 2 inches on the night of the 12th, along with nearly 2 inches of rainfall plus snowmelt during the previous week, led to moderate flooding along the Tittabawassee River from near the city of Freeland to Saginaw Township.

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Flood$40K damage

Washtenaw, MI · Jul 10, 2000

Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front that lay west to east across southern lower Michigan. Up to three inches of rain fell on the south side of Ann Arbor, producing basement flooding and sewer backups.

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Flood

Roscommon, MI · Sep 26, 2005

Persistent rain and embedded thunderstorms produced heavy rain in parts of central Lower Michigan. An observer in St Helen reported 5.79 inches of rain in the 24 hours preceding 8 am EDT on the 26th. Five inches of rain fell on Lupton, with 3.66 inches in Gladwin.

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Flash Flood

Charlevoix, MI · Jun 18, 2012

A warm front allowed warm and moist air to surge north into Northern Michigan. Initial thunderstorms developed in Eastern Upper Michigan in the afternoon; some of these produced large hail.

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Flash Flood

MacOmb, MI · Aug 28, 2020

A very moist and unstable airmass accompanying a stalled stationary boundary resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms beginning during the early morning hours of August 28, 2020 and continuing into the evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Wayne, MI · Aug 28, 2020

A very moist and unstable airmass accompanying a stalled stationary boundary resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms beginning during the early morning hours of August 28, 2020 and continuing into the evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Oakland, MI · Aug 28, 2020

A very moist and unstable airmass accompanying a stalled stationary boundary resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms beginning during the early morning hours of August 28, 2020 and continuing into the evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Grand Traverse, MI · Jul 24, 2021

Morning convection aided by a wave progressing overhead trained over a stretch of NW lower MI from Leelanau county to Kalkaska county, producing a swath of 2.5-4+ of rainfall with reported flash flooding in Traverse City.

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Flood

Midland, MI · May 20, 2020

A stalled low pressure system and frontal boundary across the southern Great Lakes region brought record rainfall to southeast Michigan beginning the morning of May 17, 2020 and continuing into the afternoon hours of May 19, 2020.

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Flood

Monroe, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Shiawassee, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Genesee, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Lapeer, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

St. Clair, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Oakland, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Livingston, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

MacOmb, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Wayne, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Washtenaw, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Lenawee, MI · Jan 11, 2020

A winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.

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Flood

Oakland, MI · Aug 28, 2020

A very moist and unstable airmass accompanying a stalled stationary boundary resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms beginning during the early morning hours of August 28, 2020 and continuing into the evening hours.

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Flood

MacOmb, MI · Aug 28, 2020

A very moist and unstable airmass accompanying a stalled stationary boundary resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms beginning during the early morning hours of August 28, 2020 and continuing into the evening hours.

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Flood

Wayne, MI · Aug 28, 2020

A very moist and unstable airmass accompanying a stalled stationary boundary resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms beginning during the early morning hours of August 28, 2020 and continuing into the evening hours.

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Lakeshore Flood

St. Clair, MI · Mar 29, 2020

Strong low pressure tracked through the Great Lakes region producing 1 to 2.5 inches of rainfall across southeast Michigan. As this system exited northeast, strong southwest to west-southwest winds followed during the daytime hours of Sunday, with gusts of 40 to 60 mph observed.

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