546 first-hand accounts of flood events in Michigan, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →The biggest and longest duration flooding event in the past ten to twenty years occurred across southwestern and south central lower Michigan from May 20th through the third of June.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary stalled over Michigan dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain. This resulted in the flooding of some rivers, streams and low-lying areas. Dozens of roads were closed across the following counties: Midland, Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola, Lapeer, and St. Clair.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary stalled over Michigan dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain. This resulted in the flooding of some rivers, streams and low-lying areas. Dozens of roads were closed across the following counties: Midland, Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola, Lapeer, and St. Clair.
Read the full account →A very moist and unstable air mass in place and the presence of a nearly stationary frontal boundary produced several rounds of severe storms and flash flooding across portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 16th into the 17th.
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 →Late season melting of significant snow pack caused minor to moderate flooding across west and north central Upper Michigan from the 28th into 30th. Gogebic County was hardest hit by the flooding where numerous primary and secondary roads were closed.
Read the full account →A batch of showers and thunderstorms came through on the 23rd and 24th bringing up to 2 inches of rain across the area. Flint and Saginaw set a record for wettest April on record. Major flooding was reported along the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred across Kalamazoo county as a result of excessive rainfall which began on the twelfth and continued on the thirteenth and fourteenth.
Read the full account →A batch of showers and thunderstorms came through on the 23rd and 24th bringing up to 2 inches of rain across the area. Flint and Saginaw set a record for wettest April on record. Major flooding was reported along the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers.
Read the full account →A warm front, oriented west to east, was located just south of Michigan during the early morning hours. A series of showers and thunderstorms developed just north of the front. These storms moved east, parallel to the warm front, in a typical train-echo pattern.
Read the full account →Rapid snowmelt combined with rain pushed the Escanaba River above flood stage on the 20th near Cornell. Flooding occuredduring this period to the Escanaba and Ford Rivers along with numerous small streams.
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 →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.
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