Heavy rain, snowmelt cause devastating flooding across Michigan and Wisconsin

Name: Heavy rain, snowmelt cause devastating flooding across Michigan and Wisconsin
Uploaded: 2026-04-17T10:13:24-04:00
Duration: 7 min 10 s
Description: Homeowners across northern Michigan are unable to clean up amid record-breaking inundation caused by heavy rain and the melting of a historic winter snowpack. Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Thursday that the state is still in crisis mode. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne has the latest from Cheboygan, where officials are trying to prevent the river from overtopping the city's dam.

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Heavy rain, snowmelt cause devastating flooding across Michigan and Wisconsin

Homeowners across northern Michigan are unable to clean up amid record-breaking inundation caused by heavy rain and the melting of a historic winter snowpack. Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Thursday that the state is still in crisis mode. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne has the latest from Cheboygan, where officials are trying to prevent the river from overtopping the city's dam.

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