Michigan, 2001

Flood in Michigan, February 10, 2001

February 10, 2001 · NWS DTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$35,000
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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 10:45 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 10:45 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1045 PM EST FRI FEB 9 2001

CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES THE FRONT INTO EASTERN OHIO. AS THE
500 MB SHORT WAVE PASSES EAST AROUND 6Z..THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY
WILL TRAIL OFF. IN ADDITION DRIER AIR ADVECTING EAST OVERNIGHT WILL
HELP TO LIMIT SNOW SHOWERS AND LEAD TO A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUD
COVER.

.DTX...GALE WARNING LAKE HURON...THROUGH SA^TURDAY MORNING.
       GALE WARNING LAKE ST CLAIR...TONIGHT.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Wayne

When
February 10, 12:15 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Rouge River in Detroit went above flood stage of 15 feet at 1215 am on the 10th. The river crested at 16.8 feet at 9 am on the 10th. The Lower Rouge River at Inkster went above flood stage of 10 feet at 4 am on the 10th, and crested at 12.3 feet at 3 pm on the 10th.Up to 40 vehicles got stuck on flooded roads in Wayne County.

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.

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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: 5234268.