Flash Flood — Macomb, Michigan

2025-06-18 · near Anchor Bay Gardens, Macomb, Michigan

Event narrative

Curb to curb flooding on Hayes Rd between 19 Mile and Utica Rd, and Utica Rd between Hayes Rd and Metro Pkwy. Curb to curb flooding on residential streets near 21 Mile and Garfield Rd. Water rescue reported at Dunham Rd and Heydenreich Rd. The current from the water flowing over the road was too strong for those who got stuck to safely exit their vehicle. Curb to curb flooding at North Ave and Elizabeth Rd in Mt. Clemens. Social media photo of vehicles in wheel well deep water on Garfield Rd near 19 Mile Rd.

Gratiot Rd impassable at 23 Mile Rd due to flooding.

Water rescue reported at Dunham Rd and Heydenreich Rd.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms impacted portions of Southeast Michigan on June 18, 2025. The first round consisted of sub-severe pop-up thunderstorms during the morning hours. These produced pockets of heavy downpours but otherwise brought some relief to areas that had seen relatively dry conditions in recent days. Showers expanded in coverage across the southern part of the state by late morning to early afternoon as a disturbance aloft ushered in a more organized cluster of thunderstorms. These were also sub-severe, but the presence of environmental vorticity caused a weak tornado to quickly develop as several outflow boundaries collided near Fraser in Macomb County. These storms also produced torrential downpours. Nearly stationary storms dumped 3 to 5 inches of rain over a localized area in central Macomb County where flash flooding occurred early in the afternoon, closing roads and leading to several water rescues. A lull in activity occurred during the mid afternoon before a third round of thunderstorms arrived in the evening as a low pressure system approached from Indiana. This line of storms caused isolated occurrences of wind damage across southern parts of the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268135. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.