Flood, Isabella
- When
- February 27, 10:00 PM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Isabella forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
A half inch of rain over the Chippewa River Basin on the 26th and 27th raised river levels and broke ice cover on the river. The resultant breakup of the one-foot thick ice created an ice jam in the vicinity of the river gauge.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
A half inch of rain over the Chippewa River Basin on the 26th and 27th raised river levels and broke ice cover on the river. The resultant breakup of the one-foot thick ice created an ice jam in the vicinity of the river gauge. Although the river crested a foot above flood stage at nine feet, only minor localized flooding occurred in the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 27, 1996
- Heat in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 27, 1996
- Hail in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540360.