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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Detroit, MI

April 15, 2026Saginaw County, Shiawassee County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this river flood warning at Apr 15, 2026, 10:44 AM EDT for Saginaw County, Shiawassee County, Michigan. It took effect at Apr 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2026, 10:44 AM EDT (14:44 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 16, 2026, 10:58 AM EDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Saginaw County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Shiawassee River at Owosso (OWOM4). The gauge peaked at 6.57 ft at Apr 17, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 9 ft
Major stage: 10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04144500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 15, 6:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 6:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 4:53 AM EDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 15, 8:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 10:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		105 min
Apr 14, 11:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Saginaw	39 min
Apr 14, 11:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Saginaw, Shiawassee	60 min
Apr 14, 11:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Shiawassee	32 min
Apr 14, 11:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Genesee	48 min
Apr 14, 11:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Saginaw	14 min
Apr 15, 12:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Genesee, Saginaw	3 hr
Apr 15, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Livingston, Oakland	71 min
Apr 15, 12:36 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		102 min
Apr 15, 12:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lapeer	33 min
Apr 15, 12:57 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		110 min
Apr 15, 1:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Macomb, Saint Clair	60 min
Apr 15, 1:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Livingston, Macomb, Oakland	3 hr
Apr 15, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee, Washtenaw	62 min
Apr 15, 1:31 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Washtenaw	28 min
Apr 15, 1:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Monroe, Wayne	40 min
Apr 15, 1:51 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Wayne	39 min
Apr 15, 1:54 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		58 min
Apr 15, 1:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Lenawee, Monroe	31 min
Apr 15, 10:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	DTX	Midland, Saginaw	4 days
Apr 15, 10:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	DTX	Bay, Saginaw	6 days
Apr 15, 10:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	DTX	Saginaw	53 hr
Apr 15, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Monroe	64 min
Apr 15, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Monroe	42 min
Apr 15, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		38 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.