Flash Flood — Mason, Michigan

2008-06-13 · near Hamlin Lake Lake, Mason, Michigan

$3.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

The Michigan Department of Transportation shut down U.S. 31 from Manistee to Scottville when the road washed out. There were four washouts on M-116 on the drive to Ludington State Park. One of those washouts was eight feet deep. The Department of Natural Resources evacuated and then closed Ludington State Park due to flooding and concerns about the Hamlin Lake Dam. Mason county officials shut down 47 roads due to flooding and washouts.

Damage to public infrastructure (mostly road and bridge washouts) was estimated to have reached close to three million dollars for this event. A presidential disaster declaration for flooding was issued for Mason county. The hardest hit areas received up to eleven inches of rain in only six to eight hours.

Wider weather episode

A round of strong to severe thunderstorms accompanied by very heavy rainfall resulted in significant flash flooding across Mason and Lake counties.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (44.0384, -86.5064)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 117391. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.