Flood, Bay
- When
- April 9, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.721, -83.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding and High Wind in Michigan, April 9, 1998
Strong northeast winds produced some problems near the lakeshores of Bay and Macomb Counties. From late morning through late afternoon, gusts off of Saginaw Bay along the Bay County shore reached near 50 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Strong northeast winds produced some problems near the lakeshores of Bay and Macomb Counties. From late morning through late afternoon, gusts off of Saginaw Bay along the Bay County shore reached near 50 mph. A large tree was downed onto a minivan, destroying it. Power lines were downed, causing 110 Consumers Power customers to lose power.These winds also produced lakeshore flooding in Bay County. The yards of about a dozen homes were flooded, as were many lakeshore parks. A mobile home park saw some minor flooding. Most of the problems were located in Bangor Township. However, significant beach erosion also took place near Pinconning. A portion of a county park parking lot was swallowed by Saginaw Bay.Some minor lakeshore flooding also took place along Lake St. Clair in Macomb County. Some lakeshore roads saw high water as 6 foot waves came crashing over seawalls.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Bay
- When
- April 9, 9:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bay forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 43.721, -83.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Macomb
- When
- April 9, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.673, -82.910 (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.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Georgia, April 9, 1998
- Tornadoes in Georgia, April 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, April 9 to 17, 1998
- Damaging Winds in New York, April 9, 1998
- Rip Current in Alabama, April 9, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, April 9 to 10, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, April 9 to 10, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, April 9, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, April 9, 1998
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, April 9 to 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, April 9, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 9 to 11, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, April 1998
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: 5639666, 5639667, 5639668.