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Flood — Gogebic, Michigan

April 12, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$20.0M
Area
Gogebic

Event narrative (NOAA)

The Gogebic County Road Commission reported numerous secondary roads and a few county roads impassable from the 13th into the 17th. Highway M-28 east of Sunday Lake in Wakefield was closed from the 16th into the 21st due to high water. Estimated countywide damages to highway infrastructure were in the millions of dollars. Governor Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Gogebic County on April 14th due to severe and widespread flooding.

Other notable flood events in Michigan

Monroe · February 10, 20013 killedOttawa · June 8, 20081 killedMacomb · May 23, 2004$100.0MIsabella · June 23, 2017$70.0MHoughton · April 12, 2023$18.0MGogebic · April 14, 2002$18.0M

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.

Flood — Gogebic, Michigan, April 12, 2023 | DisasterAtlasUSA