NWS Detroit/Pontiac MIFA.W 0001September 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Macomb, Oakland and Wayne, MI
The National Weather Service office in Detroit/Pontiac issued a flood warning for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne in Michigan, which was in force until 5:30 a.m. local time on September 3. It was the 1st areal flood warning the NWS office in Detroit/Pontiac issued in 2026. Michigan had 1 flood warning in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Michigan's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Detroit/Pontiac MI
- Area
- Macomb, Oakland and Wayne
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:27 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 a.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDTX FA.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Macomb County in southeastern Michigan... Southern Oakland County in southeastern Michigan... Northern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... * WHEN...Until 530 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1125 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Warren, Livonia, Troy, Southfield, St. Clair Shores, Pontiac, Novi, Milford, Grosse Pointe, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Northville, Clinton Township, Detroit Zoo, West Bloomfield and Belle Isle. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.