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2013 Grand Rapids flood
The 2013 Grand Rapids flood lasted from April 12 to 25, 2013, affecting multiple areas in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. 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 in Grand Rapids on April 21, 2013. The flooding caused thousands of residents in the area to evacuate their homes.
==Meteorology==
In April 2013, heavy rain throughout the Midwest caused severe flooding in the region.〔 In a period between April 8 and 15, Grand Rapids received of rain, while the upriver community of Comstock Park received about of rainfall. Within that period on April 13, the National Weather Service stated that floodwaters in Comstock Park rose from minor to moderate, with the flood stage beginning at and that day's level at .〔
On April 17, Grand Rapids received about of rain. Rainfall broke a 104-year-old record on April 18 with of rain falling by 9:30 a.m. EST.
On April 21, in Comstock Park, the Grand River crested at , above the flood level while in Grand Rapids, the river rose to , or above the flood level.〔 A storm deemed "catastrophic" that had the potential to drop of rain had also barely missed the Grand Rapids area on the day that the water crested in the Grand River. Rain totals for the month of April were about .
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