Flash Flood — Berrien, Michigan

2021-08-10 · near Livingston, Berrien, Michigan

$1.3M

Property damage

Event narrative

A survey of flood damage from emergency management officials reported in severe damage to a electrical substation that resulted in widespread power outages for several days. In addition a total of 108 structures suffered varying degrees of flood damage, mainly from water as high as four feet into basements. 5 homes suffered major damage and were uninhabitable due to extensive water damage or in one case a collapse of a basement wall. Five to locally as much as eight inches of rain fell in this area. Estimated damage to property was 1.343 million dollars.

Wider weather episode

On the night of August 9, storms moved in from Lake Michigan. These storms began to train and 2.5 to 7 inches of rain was reported in Berrien County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 981108. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.