Sep 14, 2008
Heavy rain fell over southeast Michigan from September 12th-14th, with widespread 3 to 6 inches reported. Isolated amounts around 8 inches were even reported across northwest Genesee County. A slow moving cold front interacting with the remnants of two tropical systems, one being Lowell from the Pacific and the other being Ike from the Atlantic, led to the extreme rainfall totals. This heavy rain did cause some widespread flooding across much of southeast Michigan, but mostly minor flooding was
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 133283). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in St. Clair County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.