Lakeshore Flood, Monroe
- When
- March 22, 6:00 PM EST to March 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lakeshore Flood in Michigan, March 22 to 23, 2020
Increasing easterly winds over western Lake Erie during the day on March 22nd peaked out in the 20 to 25 mph range during the evening hours. The higher water levels and increased wave action caused some lakeshore flooding.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
Increasing easterly winds over western Lake Erie during the day on March 22nd peaked out in the 20 to 25 mph range during the evening hours. The higher water levels and increased wave action caused some lakeshore flooding. The water level at Toledo peaked at 75.2 inches above LWD, near 72.5 inches above LWD at Fermi, and near 70 inches above LWD at Gibraltar.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lakeshore flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Lakeshore Flood, Wayne
- When
- March 22, 6:00 PM EST to March 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 872421, 872422.