Lakeshore Flood, St. Clair
- When
- May 7, 11:00 AM EST to May 12, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 42.931, -82.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lakeshore Flood in Michigan, May 7 to 12, 2019
Persistent strong north to east winds and extremely high river levels along the St. Clair River caused numerous roads and buildings to be flooded in Algonac and Harsens Island.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.
Persistent strong north to east winds and extremely high river levels along the St. Clair River caused numerous roads and buildings to be flooded in Algonac and Harsens Island. The water level at Algonac peaked at 60 inches above LWD on May 9th around 230 PM LST.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 lakeshore flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lakeshore Flood
- Flooding along the shore of one of the Great Lakes or another large lake.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 7 to 8, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 7 to 8, 2019
- Rip Current in Florida, May 7, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 7 to 8, 2019
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 7, 2019
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 7, 2019
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 7, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 7 to 8, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 7, 2019
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Kansas, May 7, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 7, 2019
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, May 2019
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: 830432.