Flash Flood in Charlevoix County, Michigan

Flash Flood June 18, 2012 · Charlevoix 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

High water closed US-31 between Garfield and St Marys in the city of Charlevoix.

The wider storm

A warm front allowed warm and moist air to surge north into Northern Michigan. Initial thunderstorms developed in Eastern Upper Michigan in the afternoon; some of these produced large hail. Incoming thunderstorms organized into a line as they crossed Northern Lake Michigan; this squall line produced many reports of 40 to 55mph winds, but only a few pockets of wind damage, in addition to a single tornado.

Began near Charlevoix (45.3147, -85.2528).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Crawford County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 394777. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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