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The “catastrophic" failure of two dams in central Michigan unleashed swirling floodwaters that prompted the evacuation of more than 10,000 people — with some regions bracing for a record high ...
In April 2013, persistent heavy rains caused widespread flooding, primarily impacting the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions. In a span of two days on April 17 and 18, heavy rainfall associated with a slow-moving storm system caused widespread flooding across rivers and areas, where rainfall amounts over 8 inches (200 mm) caused rivers to swell and crest, including the Mississippi River and ...
Flooding continued as long as two weeks with central Iowa and Cedar Rapids being hardest hit. The upper Mississippi Valley experienced flooding in Missouri and Illinois as the region's estuaries drained the floodwater into the river. The flood left thirteen dead and damage region-wide was estimated to be in the tens of billions of dollars.
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The 2013 Grand Rapids flood lasted from April 12 to 25, 2013, affecting multiple areas in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. [2] [3] Sudden heavy rainfall, saturation of the ground from rainwater and the flow of tributaries caused the Grand River to rise dramatically, with the river cresting at 21.85 feet (6.66 m) in Grand Rapids on April 21, 2013. [4]
Earlier: Parts of Lincoln County, including Canton and Beresford, are under a flash flood warning, according to the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls.
Detroit Zoo closed as a result of flood damage there. [9] There were 32,000 power outages during the flood event, and flood damage totaled $1.8 billion. [6] [11] In excess of 100,000 homes were damaged across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties as a result of the flooding. [5]