Flood in Houghton County, Michigan

Flood April 12, 2023 – April 24, 2023 · Houghton County, Michigan

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A flash flood impacted the Lake Linden, MI area early on April 12th after a culvert under railroad tracks failed and released a flood wave resulting in an estimated $150,000 in

damages. The flooding prompted a state of emergency declaration for Houghton County by Governor Whitmer. The culvert was recently installed as part of repairs following the Father's Day flooding in 2018. There was also prolonged snowmelt flooding along the Sturgeon River which lasted through the 24th.

The wider storm

Rapid melting of much above normal snowpack caused widespread, and at times, extensive flooding over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 12th into the 25th. Extensive impacts from the flooding caused Governor Whitmer to declare a state of emergency declaration for eight counties in west and central Upper Michigan on the 21st.

Began near Osceola (47.2063, -88.4546).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093599. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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