Flood — Houghton, Michigan

2023-04-12 to 2023-04-24 · near Osceola, Houghton, Michigan

$18.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.