Jun 22, 1996
Severe thunderstorms developed along a warm front across central lower Michigan during the evening on the 21st. The storms moved southeast across the Saginaw Valley and the thumb region during the period from late evening on the 21st through the early morning hours of the 22d. The result was an extremely damaging weather event, as flash flooding caused millions of dollars of damge to property, and 3 documented tornadoes touched down. The worst damage was done to the resort town of Frankenmuth
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5551883). 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.