Flood, Shiawassee
- When
- May 19, 1:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shiawassee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.954, -84.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Michigan, May 19 to 21, 2000
Up to 4 inches of rain fell from the storms on the 18th. The Shiawassee River at Owosso exceeded flood stage of 7 feet at 230 pm EDT on the 19th.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
Up to 4 inches of rain fell from the storms on the 18th. Minor river flooding resulted in the Shiawassee and River Raisin basins.The Shiawassee River at Owosso exceeded flood stage of 7 feet at 230 pm EDT on the 19th. The river crested at 7.1 feet at 5 pm, then fell back below flood stage at 9 pm.The Shiawassee River at Fergus exceeded flood stage of 10 feet at 8 pm EDT on the 19th. The river crested at around 11 feet at midnight, then fell back below flood stage at 6 am on the 20th.The River Raisin at Adrian exceeded flood stage of 13 feet at 1230 pm EDT on the 20th. The river crested at 13.3 feet at 7 pm, then fell back below flood stage at 4 am on the 21st.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Saginaw
- When
- May 19, 7:00 PM EST to May 20, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Saginaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lenawee
- When
- May 20, 11:30 AM EST to May 21, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lenawee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (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
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19 to 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 19, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 19, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, May 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: 5144969, 5144970, 5144971.