Updated April 14, 2026, 6:25 p.m. ET
With up to 4 inches of rain attainable in metro Detroit, all of southeast Michigan is beneath a National Weather Service flood watch Tuesday, April 14, beginning at 8 p.m. and lasting via late evening Thursday, April 16.
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to start heading via the realm tonight. Tonight there’s an enhanced danger, the third-highest out of five risk levels, for giant hail, damaging wind and remoted tornados south of Interstate 69, in accordance to the flood watch from the Detroit/Pontiac NWS office at 3:13 p.m.
The Great Lakes Water Authority is urging residents of low-lying and flood-prone places to stay vigilant and take away useful gadgets from basements, Navid Mehram, the chief working officer of wastewater working companies, stated in a information launch Tuesday afternoon.
“The predicted rainfall is within the design capacity of the regional system, which is fully dewatered and prepared for wet weather,” Mehram stated. “In anticipation of the approaching large storm event, GLWA is closely monitoring conditions, and the wastewater conveyance system has been fully reviewed to ensure operational readiness.”
Cities particularly listed within the National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac workplace’s flood watch from 9:41 a.m. embody Adrian, Ann Arbor, Bad Axe, Bay City, Caro, Detroit, Flint, Howell, Lapeer, Midland, Monroe, Owosso, Pontiac, Port Huron, Saginaw, Sandusky and Warren.
“Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations,” in accordance to the flood watch. “Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.”
The rain isn’t just expected in metro Detroit. Flood watches have been issued around the state, together with some warnings.
On Wednesday, extra storms might sweep via the realm, the company stated, with an remoted danger of some extreme climate packing hail, 60 mph wind and hail. Temperatures will stay summer-like, with a excessive of 75 levels and a low of 61 levels within the forecast.
Contact Natalie Davies at ndavies@freepress.com.
