Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 3 at 12:25AM EDT until September 3 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 2, 2026 - 9:25pm
Expires:
September 3, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Macomb County in southeastern Michigan...
Southern Oakland County in southeastern Michigan...
Northern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan...
* WHEN...Until 530 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1223 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms
with very heavy rainfall shifting out of southern Oakland and
Macomb counties and continuing over northern Wayne county. Radar
estimates indicate from 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are likely across
northern Wayne county. The warning may end early for southern
Oakland and Macomb counties.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Warren, Livonia, Troy, Southfield, St. Clair Shores, Pontiac,
Novi, Milford, Grosse Pointe, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, Sterling
Heights, Dearborn, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Northville, Clinton
Township, Detroit Zoo, West Bloomfield and Belle Isle.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Macomb, MI; Oakland, MI; Wayne, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov