Michigan, 1996

Flood in Michigan, June 22 to 24, 1996

June 22 to 24, 1996 · NWS DTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

0 foot flood stage at 5 am EDT on the 22d. 2 feet at 2 pm EDT on the 22d, and fell back below flood stage at 10 am EDT on the 24th.

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 Cass river at Vassar went above its 14.0 foot flood stage at 5 am EDT on the 22d. The river crested at 18.2 feet at 2 pm EDT on the 22d, and fell back below flood stage at 10 am EDT on the 24th.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tuscola

When
June 22, 4:00 AM EST to June 24, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Tuscola forecast zone
Coordinates
43.491, -83.440 (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: 5551884.