Flash Flood in Berrien County, Michigan

Flash Flood August 10, 2021 · Berrien County, Michigan

$1.3M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Livingston (41.9643, -86.5668).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 981108. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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