Flood Damage

Mass flooding and tornadoes ravaged homes, businesses and infrastructure across the state in April. Now officials are surveying the damage, as the state decides to apply for federal relief.

Runways at the Pellston Airport were consumed in water following mass flooding that hit parts of the entire state in mid-April.

The American Red Cross if offering residents essentials and items to help them clean their homes and businesses that have been impacted by flooding.

Residents face uncertainty with flooded homes after mass flooding ravaged communities across Michigan in mid-April, some homes are still underwater.

A guide to go-bags, staying safe, evacuating, documenting damage and more.

A spokesperson with the Michigan Department of Transportation said it's unclear when the road will be back up and running.

In partnership with Central Michigan University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, WCMU's “The Sanford Voices Project” documents the personal histories of those affected by the disaster, and how they recovered.

Gladwin County homeowner Jim Hall says it took 8.5 hours for the canals around Wixom Lake to drain after the Edenville Dam failed in 2020. Officials estimate it could take two to seven years for all the water to return.

Five years ago Monday, two dams broke and flooded large swaths of Midland and Gladwin Counties during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MARQUETTE, MI— The cost of flood damage in the Upper Peninsula is stacking up.