May 23, 2004
A stationary front over Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan over the weekend brought with it severe thunderstorms and heavy rains, which caused widespread flooding over Southeast Michigan. Much of the rainfall occurred in saturated areas that had experienced well-above average precipitation for the month of May. In fact, May 2004 will go down as the wettest May on record at Flint and Detroit. Over a 36 hour period (12 am May 22nd to 8 am May 23rd), 2 to 6 inches of rain fell across Southeast Michigan.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5399929). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in MacOmb County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.