Flood in Otsego County, Michigan

Flood July 29, 2024 · Otsego County, Michigan

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS Employee reported flooding of underpass at I-75 and M-32 in Gaylord, along with several other instances of street flooding in the city. KGLR ASOS reported 1.30 inches of rain in approximately 20 minutes; 24 hour total of 2.07 inches ending 7am EST July 30th.

The wider storm

Unusually moist airmass ahead of an approaching mesolow and lake breezes led to development of efficient rain-producing showers and storms in the late afternoon...leading to rainfall rates near two and a half inches per hour at times. Storm total rainfall by the next morning was largely between 1 and locally as high as 4-6 inches.

Began near Gaylord (45.0327, -84.6970).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1205481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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