Flash Flood, Van Buren
- When
- June 17, 6:05 PM EST to June 18, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, South Haven
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Michigan, June 17 to 18, 1996
Extensive flash flooding was reported across the northern half of Van Buren county. Rainfall totals in the South Haven area were reported to be between 4 and 5 inches, and totals of 3 to 4 inches were common across the remainder of the affected area.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
Extensive flash flooding was reported across the northern half of Van Buren county. Rainfall totals in the South Haven area were reported to be between 4 and 5 inches, and totals of 3 to 4 inches were common across the remainder of the affected area. Traffic on I-196, in one direction, was halted by flooding at the M43 overpass. Bangor had city drains overflowing. South Haven reported 20 residences with flooded basements. The intersection of 12th Avenue and 26th Street in Pinegrove Township, near Kendall, was washed away.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:03 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561645.