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 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.
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 Lake Roland (46.8426, -88.8579).
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 914969. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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