Michigan, 1996

Flood in Michigan, June 18 to 20, 1996

June 18 to 20, 1996 · NWS DTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

0 foot flood stage at 5 pm EDT on the 18th. 8 feet at 10 am EDT on the 19th, and went back below flood stage at 5 am EDT on the 20th.

Where it happened

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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 DTX wrote it up.

The Middle Rouge River at Garden City went above its 7.0 foot flood stage at 5 pm EDT on the 18th. The river crested at 7.8 feet at 10 am EDT on the 19th, and went back below flood stage at 5 am EDT on the 20th.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Wayne

When
June 18, 4:00 PM EST to June 20, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Coordinates
42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5551678.