May 18, 2000
A cold front moved slowly south across southeast Michigan on the morning and afternoon of the 18th. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front. A number of these became severe, producing marginally severe hail. The largest hail report was half-dollar sized in Clarkston.The storms produced a healthy amount of lightning. A strike in Saline caused fire damage to a home there. At Detroit Metro Airport, lightning struck the steel superstructure of a new terminal under construction. Ni
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5144968). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.