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Flash Flood — Allegan, Michigan

June 7, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$2.0M
Area
Allegan

Event narrative (NOAA)

At 3 a.m. EST June 8th, two people drowned when they were delivering newspapers and their car plunged into a fifty foot ravine created by a washed out road. A presidential disaster declaration was issued for Allegan county due to extensive flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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