Flood, Saginaw
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to March 22, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Saginaw forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Michigan, March 20 to 22, 1998
The Cass River at Frankenmuth went above its 17 foot flood stage at 4 am EST on the 20th. The Cass River at Vassar went above its 14 foot flood stage at 6 am EST on the 20th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 Frankenmuth went above its 17 foot flood stage at 4 am EST on the 20th. The river crested at 19.6 feet at 9 am EST on the 20th, then fell back below flood stage at 9 am EST on the 22nd.The Cass River at Vassar went above its 14 foot flood stage at 6 am EST on the 20th. The river crested at 14.3 feet at 7 am EST on the 21st, then fell back below flood stage at 9 am EST on the 21st.One to two inches of rain fell over the Cass River Basin from the 17th through the 19th. The resultant river flooding was minor, although some flooding of secondary streets and basements near the river occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Tuscola
- When
- March 20, 6:00 AM EST to March 21, 7:00 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Georgia, March 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, March 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 20 to 31, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 20 to 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, March 20 to 21, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, March 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: 5633045, 5633044.