Flood, Lenawee
- When
- June 3, 8:00 AM EST to June 4, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lenawee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 4, 1997
The River Raisin at Tecumseh went above its 9 foot flood stage at 8 am EST on the 3rd. 5 feet at 5 pm EST on the 3rd, then fell back below flood stage at 330 pm EST on the 4th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 DTX wrote it up.
The River Raisin at Tecumseh went above its 9 foot flood stage at 8 am EST on the 3rd. The river crested at 9.5 feet at 5 pm EST on the 3rd, then fell back below flood stage at 330 pm EST on the 4th.
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
- Rip Current in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 3, 1997
- Hail in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Idaho, June 3 to 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, June 3 to 4, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 5, 1997
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, June 1997
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: 5604019.