Michigan, 2001Flood in Michigan, February 10 to 11, 2001
February 10 to 11, 2001 · NWS DTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 10:45 PM EST, 4 hours 15 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.
STRUBLEFlood, Saginaw
- When
- February 10, 3:00 AM EST to February 11, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Shiawassee River at Fergus rose above flood stage of 10 feet, cresting at about 12.5 feet at 1 pm on the 11th. The Cass River at Frankenmuth rose above flood stage of 17 feet at 3 am on the 10th, cresting at 20.4 feet at 11 am on the 10th.A pedestrian bridge across the Shiawassee River in Chesaning was damaged by debris - mainly chunks of ice - carried downstream by the swollen river. In Taymouth Township, a dike burst along the Flint River, flooding fields near the community of Fosters.
- 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.
- Flood in Michigan, February 10 to 13, 20013 deaths · $25,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 10 to 12, 20011 death · 1 injured · 65 kt wind · 16 events
- High Wind in New York, February 10, 2001$2.9 million · 66 kt wind · 14 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 10, 2001$150,000 · 27 events
- High Wind in New York, February 10, 2001$165,000 · 63 kt wind · 9 events
- High Wind in New York, February 10, 2001$150,000 · 64 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail in California, February 10, 2001$120,000 · 0.75 in hail · 5 events
- High Wind in Vermont, February 10, 20011 injured · $50,000 · 1 event
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 10, 20011 injured · 52 kt wind · 23 events
- Flood in Michigan, February 10, 2001$35,000 · 1 event
- Rip Current in Guam, February 10, 20013 injured · 1 event
- Flood in Michigan, February 10 to 11, 2001$30,000 · 1 event
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: 5234327.