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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1044 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC MI HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MICHIGAN...
CASS RIVER AT FRANKENMUTH AFFECTING SAGINAW COUNTY.
SHIAWASSEE RIVER AT OWOSSO AFFECTING SHIAWASSEE AND SAGINAW
COUNTIES.
TITTABAWASSEE RIVER AT MIDLAND AFFECTING SAGINAW AND MIDLAND
COUNTIES.
SAGINAW RIVER AT SAGINAW AFFECTING SAGINAW AND BAY COUNTIES.
.RECENT RAINFALL HAS SATURATED THE DRAINAGE BASINS CAUSING EXCESSIVE
RUNOFF INTO THE RIVER SYSTEMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY. CREST FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RECENT RAINFALL AND
FORECAST RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY. FORECAST CREST MAY NEED
ADJUSTING BASED ON THE EXACT AMOUNT OF FUTURE BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL
THAT OCCURS.
FOR THE CASS RIVER...INCLUDING CASS CITY, VASSAR, FRANKENMUTH...
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE SHIAWASSEE...INCLUDING OWOSSO...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE TITTABAWASSEE RIVER...INCLUDING SANFORD, MIDLAND...MODERATE
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE SAGINAW RIVER...INCLUDING SAGINAW...MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/DTX.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1045 PM EDT.
MIC111-145-160245-
/O.NEW.KDTX.FL.W.0012.260415T2000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MIDM4.2.ER.260415T2000Z.260416T1200Z.260418T0645Z.NO/
1044 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TITTABAWASSEE RIVER AT MIDLAND.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:15 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 26.7 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4366 8438 4367 8432 4362 8421 4344 8398
4341 8401 4360 8427
MIC145-155-160245-
/O.NEW.KDTX.FL.W.0013.260416T0400Z-260421T0000Z/
/OWOM4.1.ER.260416T0400Z.260416T1800Z.260420T1800Z.NO/
1044 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SHIAWASSEE RIVER AT OWOSSO.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:15 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7.5 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4313 8423 4313 8412 4301 8413 4297 8400
4293 8400 4298 8423
MIC017-145-160245-
/O.NEW.KDTX.FL.W.0014.260416T0800Z-260420T0224Z/
/SAGM4.2.ER.260416T0800Z.260417T1800Z.260419T2024Z.NO/
1044 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAGINAW RIVER AT SAGINAW.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:00 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE TONIGHT TO A CREST OF 19.6 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4341 8399 4365 8387 4363 8378 4339 8389
MIC145-160245-
/O.NEW.KDTX.FL.W.0015.260416T1800Z-260418T1000Z/
/FRNM4.1.ER.260416T1800Z.260417T0600Z.260418T0400Z.NO/
1044 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...CASS RIVER AT FRANKENMUTH.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 17.6 FEET EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4338 8395 4337 8366 4329 8366 4334 8395
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