Aug 6, 1998
A warm front, oriented west to east, was located just south of Michigan during the early morning hours. A series of showers and thunderstorms developed just north of the front. These storms moved east, parallel to the warm front, in a typical train-echo pattern. The result was a classic heavy rain event for southeast Michigan. Some rainfall totals were: 5.7 inches in Hudson, 5.09 inches in Manchester, 4.12 inches in Ann Arbor, 3.78 inches in Farmington Hills, and 3.55 inches in Ypsilanti.So
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5660582). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.