Michigan Flood Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 19:44

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 15 at 10:44PM EDT until April 18 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 7:44pm
Expires: 
April 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Michigan... Cass River At Frankenmuth affecting Saginaw County. Shiawassee River At Owosso affecting Saginaw and Shiawassee Counties. Saginaw River At Saginaw affecting Saginaw and Bay Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Tittabawassee River At Midland affecting Midland and Saginaw Counties. For the Cass River...including Cass City, Vassar, Frankenmuth... Minor flooding is forecast. For the SHIAWASSEE...including Owosso...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tittabawassee River...including Sanford, Midland...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Saginaw River...including Saginaw...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cass River at Frankenmuth. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to late Saturday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.4 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/dtx. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1100 AM EDT.
Area Description: 
Saginaw, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov