flood risk

Tom Peterman cleans up outside his home from recent floods at Black Lake on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Grant Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas

The Associated Press

Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk — underscoring vulnerabilities throughout rural America as climate change causes more extreme weather.

Crews continue to work around the clock to try and save the Cheboygan Dam and Lock complex as water levels continue to rise during severe weather in April 2026.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Water level at Cheboygan Dam creeps up as officials monitor for flood risk

As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the water levels at Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex reached 6.48 inches below the top — 0.36 inches higher than the previous measurement.

A flood in the streets going up to the doorsteps of houses.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Water utility, Army Corps will study flood risk in southeast Michigan

Elinor Epperson

A regional water utility in Michigan is getting federal help to determine how to best mitigate increasing flood risks.

Environment & Climate Change

As storms intensify, ghost streams and wetlands haunt homes and businesses built over them

Katheryne Friske

Ghost streams are water courses that have been either buried or filled in by new development. But the original geologic features are still there, lurking, when flooding hits.