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Flood — Midland, MI

May 18, 2020

A stalled low pressure system and frontal boundary across the southern Great Lakes region brought record rainfall to southeast Michigan beginning the morning of May 17, 2020 and continuing into the afternoon hours of May 19, 2020. Total rainfall reached 1 to 6 inches across southeast Michigan, with the 4 to 6 inches focused across the Tri-Cities region. As a result, several rivers across the region flooded including significant flooding occurring along the Saginaw River and historic flooding alo

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 884026). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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