Flood, Washtenaw
- When
- August 6, 10:30 AM EST to August 7, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Michigan, August 6 to 7, 1998
The Saline River at Saline went above flood stage of 10 feet at 1130 am EDT on the 6th. 5 feet at 11 pm, then fell below flood stage at 1230 pm on the 7th.
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 Saline River at Saline went above flood stage of 10 feet at 1130 am EDT on the 6th. It crested at about 10.5 feet at 11 pm, then fell below flood stage at 1230 pm on the 7th.
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
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, August 6 to 7, 1998
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 6, 1998
- Heat in Texas, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, August 6 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, August 6, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 6, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, August 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: 5660596.