Flash Flood — Houghton, Michigan

2020-08-09 to 2020-08-10 · near Freda, Houghton, Michigan

$5K

Property damage

Event narrative

There was a report and video received on social media of water flowing over the roads near the intersection of Massie Road and US-Highway 41 in Chassell. There was also a video received of a business in Chassell surrounded by about a foot of standing water. Three to four inches of rainfall over a couple hours time caused the localized flooding over the area.

Wider weather episode

Increasing moisture and instability ahead of cold front approaching from the Northern Plains aided the development of strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of western Upper Michigan from the afternoon of the 9th into the morning of the 10th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 914955. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.