Event narrative (NOAA)
Widespread areal flooding developed on the 18th, and persisted for several days. Most creeks and rivers in Gladwin County rose out of their banks. Several hundred miles of roads across the county were closed at various times. The Tobacco River at Beaverton rose to a record crest of 14.32 feet on the morning of the 19th. Somewhat more than 100 residents were evacuated from their homes, including people living below the Chappel Dam on the Cedar River. The M-30 bridge across the Tobacco River where it enters Wixom Lake was destroyed.
Other notable flood events in Michigan
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.