flooding

I mean, what else do you do when your yard turns into a lake?

Making the best of a bad situation, Midland's Travis Spry donned his dinosaur outfit and launched his kayak into the flooded streets.

West Michigan has been hit with a large amount of precipitation over that last few weeks which has caused the Grand River to overflow its banks.  One brave family decided to take to Riverside Park and explore the damage done by the flood water...

Following an evening and overnight of intense rainfall, thousands were thrown out of their morning commute routine in Kalamazoo after flooding closed several main roads.

Massive flooding in the Houston area has caused all sorts of havoc over the last few days.  Local reporter, Steve Campion was covering the flooding when a man unknowingly drove into a small lake that had formed under an overpass.  Campion appeared to be quite annoyed with the driver's lack of attention as he drove straight into water as deep as his car is tall...

If during an emergency, such as a fire or hurricane, what would would you grab from your house and save? Obviously besides your children, most would grab their pets, some type of special memorabilia, or clothing. This woman from South Carolina felt something was just as equally important as her dog...

A flood advisory continues for Kent and Ionia counties until further notice.

Residents of Plaza Towers in downtown Grand Rapids who have been displaced from their apartments since the early morning on April 20 will be able to move back into their homes starting at 3pm today.

Authorities are telling people to stay away from the Grand River (as in, don't touch it), but a few West Michigan residents decided to take the the flooded river on jet skis and take video of the flooding around the area. And I'm pretty glad they did.

Flooding is still affecting all of West Michigan, and of course, with all of the water comes some road closures in our area. Below is a full and up-to-date list of road closures in our area.

GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids declared a state of emergency on Saturday afternoon.  Declaring a state of emergency was done in anticipation of widespread damage, injury or loss of property and it puts the city in a position to receive state or federal assistance...

Volunteers are planning to work throughout the weekend in Grand Rapids to fill thousands of sandbags as part of an effort to hold off West Michigan floodwaters. Several media outlets were reporting Friday morning that 1,200 sandbags had already been filled, but the city is hoping to fill 50,000 of them in order to keep the Grand River at bay...