Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 29, 2000

Name: Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 29, 2000
Start: 2000-07-29T07:48
End: 2000-07-29T15:30
Location: Michigan

July 29, 2000 · NWS DTX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The fourth straight day with areas of heavy rain due to thunderstorms. 26 inches the previous day).

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $175,000
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.

The fourth straight day with areas of heavy rain due to thunderstorms. One cluster of showers and thunderstorms persisted over Genesee County for much of the morning, dumping 2.65 inches of rain on Bishop Airport (after 2.26 inches the previous day). The resulting flood waters left just one lane of Interstate 75 open in each direction in Flint, and contributed to a major accident involving a large truck. Toward midday, more storms developed over metro Detroit. One observer in Shelby Township (Macomb County) totaled almost 8 inches of rain from the 26th through the 29th. With soils already saturated, flooding developed rapidly in Wayne and Macomb Counties. Roads were flooded and closed in Shelby Township and Warren. The Clinton River rose out of its banks in Utica, flooding a senior housing complex. Numerous basements were flooded in Eastpointe. In Wayne County, Interstate 94 at Livernois had high water for several hours, and many surface streets in Harper Woods were impassible. Parts of the Lodge Freeway and Interstate 94 were closed.

The radar

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Event by event

3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Genesee

When: July 29, 7:48 AM EST to 10:15 AM EST
Where: Genesee County, Flint
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 43.022, -83.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Macomb

When: July 29, 11:30 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Macomb County, 5 mi N of Utica
Property damage: $125,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.673, -82.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Wayne

When: July 29, 11:30 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Detroit
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Michigan in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Michigan, July 2000

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: 5162511, 5162512, 5162513.