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Flash Flood — Ottawa, Michigan

June 7, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0M
Area
Ottawa

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 76 year old farmer drowned while trying to remove boards from the Worley Drain Dam that regulates waters from Bass Creek. A significant number of roads were washed out in the city of Holland and water levels on roads in some low lying locations reached the roof tops of cars. ||A presidential disaster declaration was issued for Ottawa county due to all the flooding.

Other notable flash flood events in Michigan

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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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