Jun 18, 1996
A series of heavy thunderstorms moved across Oakland county during the afternoon on the 18th, producing rainfall amounts of around 3 inches across much of the county. A 24-hour rainfall of 3.11 inches was recorded at the National Weather Service Forecast Office at White Lake. One man drowned in West Bloomfield Township when he drove his car across a flooded parking lot into a pond, which was obscurred by the flood waters. Many basements and roads were flooded.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5551677). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Oakland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.