Flash Flood in Gogebic County, Michigan
Flash Flood July 11, 2016 – July 12, 2016 · Gogebic County, Michigan
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Radar estimated rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches caused major flash flooding over portions of far western Gogebic County and left many sections of road washed out and impassible. Many people became stranded from near Ironwood to Little Girls Point. The Gogebic County Sheriff reported the Montreal River flooded on Lake Road at the Michigan-Wisconsin border with a washout of the guardrail at the Flint Creek ravine. A Gogebic County patrol car was swept up in the Montreal River flood waters and the deputy driving the car needed to be rescued.The Gogebic County Road Commission closed Lake Road from near Saxon Harbor, WI to Lower Powers Road.
The wider storm
A warm and humid air mass ahead of a low pressure system approaching from the Northern Plains set the stage for the formation of severe thunderstorms over portions of Gogebic County from late evening on the 11th into the early morning of the 12th. The storms caused flash flooding and damaging winds over portions of Gogebic County.
Began near Junet (46.5550, -90.4116).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 649312. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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