Grand Rapids Fire Chief John Lehman addresses the city commission about the up coming flooding on Tuesday February 20, 2018 /John Rothwell
Current and predicted water levels of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids /Weather.gov
Heavy rains and snow melt caused the water levels of the Grand River to swell to just over twenty feet in Grand Rapids, Michigan during the last weekend of February 2018.
Cresting at 20.67 feet on Sunday, February 25. 2018, the Grand River was just under a foot from reaching the record flood level (21.9 feet) that occured in April, 2013.
Many areas upstream along the river were under water, but with upgrades to flood walls and lessons learned from the 2013 flood, the city was prepared.
Grand Rapids Fire Chief John Lehman addressed the Grand Rapids City Commision meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 warning city officials of the upcoming flooding allowing for advance preparation.
These are various photos taken around the Grand Rapids area from Friday, as crews prepared for the rising river water, to Monday, when the the receding river was met with blue skies.
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