Severe Flooding in Upper Peninsula of Michigan and surrounding areas.
Flash flooding wipes out roads, damages buildings in Houghton, Michigan
VIDEO: Flash flooding wreaks havoc in Houghton
About 6-7 inches of rain fell in a short time throughout Houghton County. Michigan Tech University is up there. I recognize some spots where they've shown flooding and buckled roads. I"m not sure if one of my professors still lives there, but his house is one of the big ones shown. A few fraternities are at the bottom of Agate Street.
Houghton/Hancock are old mining towns. So, lots of rock, dirt and trees. Not sure if any of the old mines flooded and caused the sink holes underneath people, or just roads being washed out.
Early pictures I saw from friends showed some School office buildings flooded, like 2-3 feet in the first floor. Some buildings have basements. A few are built on hills, so you can have as many as 7 floors below the "ground floor".
I think for the first time ever, they cancelled the Summer Youth Programs (camps for HS kids).
Major Flash Flooding Wipes Out Roads in Michigan | The Weather Channel
Storms wash out roads in Houghton, Hancock in the U.P.
Photos show Michigan's U.P. devastation after flash flooding emergency
At a minimum, it looks like Agate street will have to be completely rebuilt, including water/sewer.
Also, US 41 (the main highway) that runs through that area, from Chassell to Houghton has multiple areas wiped out. That means no fuel trucks for a while, no logging getting out. It's a massive logging route, not even talking about the university its self and some people who live a bit south on US 41.
This is down by the canal, the lowest part of the area.
Not sure where this is exactly..
Flash flooding wipes out roads, damages buildings in Houghton, Michigan
VIDEO: Flash flooding wreaks havoc in Houghton
About 6-7 inches of rain fell in a short time throughout Houghton County. Michigan Tech University is up there. I recognize some spots where they've shown flooding and buckled roads. I"m not sure if one of my professors still lives there, but his house is one of the big ones shown. A few fraternities are at the bottom of Agate Street.
Houghton/Hancock are old mining towns. So, lots of rock, dirt and trees. Not sure if any of the old mines flooded and caused the sink holes underneath people, or just roads being washed out.
Early pictures I saw from friends showed some School office buildings flooded, like 2-3 feet in the first floor. Some buildings have basements. A few are built on hills, so you can have as many as 7 floors below the "ground floor".
I think for the first time ever, they cancelled the Summer Youth Programs (camps for HS kids).
Major Flash Flooding Wipes Out Roads in Michigan | The Weather Channel
Storms wash out roads in Houghton, Hancock in the U.P.
Photos show Michigan's U.P. devastation after flash flooding emergency
At a minimum, it looks like Agate street will have to be completely rebuilt, including water/sewer.
Also, US 41 (the main highway) that runs through that area, from Chassell to Houghton has multiple areas wiped out. That means no fuel trucks for a while, no logging getting out. It's a massive logging route, not even talking about the university its self and some people who live a bit south on US 41.
This is down by the canal, the lowest part of the area.
Not sure where this is exactly..