1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 8, 10:35 PM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1035 PM EST THU FEB 8 2001
WARM FRONT REMAINS STRETCHED FROM JUST SOUTH OF MKG TO JYM TO TOL.
HAS BEEN SLOW TO LIFT NORTH THIS EVENING. HAVE SEEN SOME ELEVATED
CONVECTION JUST NORTH OF THIS FRONT WITH A THUNDERSTORM HAVING MOVED
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN FOUR COUNTIES IN FORECAST AREA. LATEST MODEL
RUN OF THE ETA SHOWS THE WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH OF FORECAST BY 9Z
AS THE WAVE TRACKS NORTHEAST. WITH TEMPERATURES JUST SOUTH OF THE
BOUNDARY CURRENTLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S...OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURE TREND ON TRACK. WILL KEEP MENTION OF FREEZING RAIN IN
THE NORTHERN TIER THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM...AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES
LINGERING AROUND FREEZING. WILL INTRODUCE FOG WORDING IN THE ZONES
AS THE WARM SURGE OVER THE COOL AND MOIST SURFACE LAYER WILL LIKELY
CONDENSE INTO FOG.
.DTX...GALE WARNING SOUTH 2/3RDS LAKE HURON...LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.
GALE WARNING NORTH 1/3RD LAKE HURON...LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
GALE WARNING LAKE ST CLAIR...FRIDAY.
STRUBLEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice jams on the Sebewaing River forced water back through the storm sewer system in Sebewaing. Several streets in the city were flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, February 2001
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: 5234527.