Flood, Wayne
- When
- January 23, 4:00 AM EST to January 25, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Michigan, January 23 to 25, 1999
Runoff from rainfall and rapid snowmelt of January 21st through 23rd caused some rivers in extreme southeast Michigan to exceed flood stage. Up to two inches of rain fell in this time period, and temperatures rose into the lower 50s.
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
- 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.
Runoff from rainfall and rapid snowmelt of January 21st through 23rd caused some rivers in extreme southeast Michigan to exceed flood stage. Up to two inches of rain fell in this time period, and temperatures rose into the lower 50s. These combined to almost completely melt a snowpack that was initially around 18 inches deep across most of the area. The Lower Rouge River at Inkster exceeded flood stage of 10.0 feet at 4 am on the 23rd. The river crested at 11.0 feet at 10 pm on the 24th, then fell below flood stage at 9 am on the 25th.
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 and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 23, 1999
- Avalanche in Colorado, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Kentucky, January 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, January 23 to 28, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 27, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, January 23, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 23 to 24, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 23, 1999
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680026.