Flash Flood in Houghton County, Michigan
Flash Flood August 9, 2020 – August 10, 2020 · Houghton County, Michigan
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Freda (47.0275, -88.9338).
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 914955. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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