Flash Flood — Houghton, Michigan

2020-08-09 to 2020-08-10 · near Lake Roland, Houghton, Michigan

Event narrative

There were multiple shoulder washouts along Pike Lake Road. There were also some docks on local lakes underwater. The time of the report was estimated from radar.

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 914969. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.