Heavy Rain, Gogebic
- When
- October 4, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gogebic County, Ironwood
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three inches of rain caused minor street flooding.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Michigan, October 4 to 5, 2005
4 heavy rain, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $140,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 172 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
Event by event
4 heavy rain, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Iron
- When
- October 4, 2:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron County, Iron River
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.209, -88.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two to three inches of rain caused minor street flooding.
Heavy Rain, Delta
- When
- October 4, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delta County, Escanaba
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two to three inches of rain clogged storm sewers and flooded portions of Ludington Street with 2-3 feet of water. Several cars became stranded in water. Damage estimates were not available.
Heavy Rain, Delta
- When
- October 4, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delta County, Gladstone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two to three inches of rain caused a pump to fail and flood the M-35 viaduct with up to two feet of water.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iron
- When
- October 5, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Iron County, 3 mi W of Crystal Falls
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -88.400
Six to eight-inch tree branches broke and fell on power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iron
- When
- October 5, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Iron County, Crystal Falls
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -88.333
A six-inch poplar tree and an eight-inch diameter evergreen tree were downed along Highway US-2.
Lightning, Dickinson
- When
- October 5, 5:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson County, Iron Mtn
- Property damage
- $140,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One home in the Breitung Township was totally destroyed by a lightning-strike induced fire. Another home on North Evergreen Drive sustained major damage when lightning struck a nearby pine tree.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in North Dakota, October 4 to 5, 2005
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 4 to 5, 2005
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, October 4 to 5, 2005
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, October 4, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, October 4, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 4, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, October 4, 2005
- Blizzard in Montana, October 4 to 5, 2005
- Flood in Wisconsin, October 4, 2005
- Tornado in Colorado, October 4, 2005
- Flooding in Wisconsin, October 4 to 6, 2005
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, October 4, 2005
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5477042, 5477043, 5477038, 5477039, 5477040, 5477041, 5477044.