Michigan, 1998

Flash Flood in Michigan, June 16, 1998

June 16, 1998 · NWS GRR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Jackson

When
June 16, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Munith
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.249, -84.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Jackson County local law enforcement reported flooding of several intersections along Michigan Highway 106 across northeastern Jackson County, in and around the Munith area. NWS Doppler Radar estimated two to three inch per hour rainfall with storm totals in excess of five inches over a two hour period from isolated thunderstorms over this area. No injuries or significant damages were reported.

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.

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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: 5658621.