Flood — Isabella, Michigan

2017-06-23 to 2017-06-24 · near Winn, Isabella, Michigan

Event narrative

The Isabella County Road Commission reported that at one point over 100 roads across portions of Isabella county in and around Mount Pleasant were closed due to flooding. A mesonet station near Mt. Pleasant reported that 6.88 inches of rain fell from June 22nd into the early morning hours of June 23rd. The flooding resulted in over 90 million dollars worth of property damage. Numerous homes sustained flooding damage and the United States Department of Agriculture estimated that 21 million dollars worth of crop damage was incurred. A state of emergency was declared for Isabella county.

Wider weather episode

Several rounds of torrential rainfall resulted in major flooding in portions of Isabella county, where some locations received close to seven inches of rain. The flooding resulted in over 90 million dollars worth of damage to homes, roads and bridges in Isabella county. At one point over 100 roads were closed due to flooding. Over 20 million dollars worth of damage to crops was incurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 705369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.