Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 16 at 10:40PM EDT until April 20 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 16, 2026 - 7:40pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 8:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Cass River At Frankenmuth affecting Saginaw County.
Saginaw River At Saginaw affecting Bay and Saginaw Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...
Tittabawassee River At Midland affecting Saginaw and Midland
Counties.
.Recent rainfall has caused the rivers to rise.
For the Cass River...including Cass City, Vassar, Frankenmuth...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Tittabawassee River...including Sanford, Midland...Moderate
flooding is forecast.
For the Saginaw River...including Saginaw...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Saginaw River at Saginaw.
* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 18.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.4
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
late Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/dtx.
The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1115 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Bay, MI; Saginaw, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Sender: