Michigan, 1998

Flood in Michigan, April 1 to 4, 1998

April 1 to 4, 1998 · NWS APX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Iosco

When
April 1, 8:00 AM EST to April 4, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Iosco forecast zone
Coordinates
44.301, -83.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy high moisture content snows fell across Iosco county during the first half of March. This high moisture content snow quickly melted during a late month warm up which was accompanied by heavy rains. The melting snow...in combination with the heavy rains... caused rapid rises on rivers and streams across the county. Water rises on streams was further enhanced by ice which still covered the main channels of many of the streams. The most extensive flooding across the county occurred along the Au Sable river...Van Etten Lake and Van Etten creek which drains the lake. At the peak of the flooding...Van Etten Lake rose to its highest levels in 30 years. Across the county...20 homes received flood related damages. Damages to the homes was estimated at around $20,000. Damages to roads and related infrastructure was around $80,000.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5643353.