Michigan, 1996

Flood in Michigan, May 18, 1996

May 18, 1996 · NWS GRR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

As a result of heavy rains during the previous 24 hours, the St.

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.

As a result of heavy rains during the previous 24 hours, the St. Joseph River at Niles reached flood stage of 11.0 feet before beginning to recede during the afternoon of 5/18/

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Berrien

When
May 18, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Berrien forecast zone

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

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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: 5555348.