Houses flooded downstream from the Croton Dam along the Muskegon River during an emergency evacuation due to flood waters on April 16, 2026, in Newaygo, Mich.
Houses flooded downstream from the Croton Dam along the Muskegon River during an emergency evacuation due to flood waters on April 16, 2026, in Newaygo, Mich.
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Freeze warnings join flood warnings for areas of Michigan

Add cold temperatures to flooding, where warnings continue in the state, with most of southeast Michigan under a freeze warning until Monday night.

The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning from 11 p.m. Sunday to 11 p.m. Monday for southeast Michigan. Temperatures are expected as low as 23.

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Rain and snow showers are possible with wind gusts above 30 mph Sunday.

In Metro Detroit, Monday will see a high of 47 and a low of 37 at night. Tuesday and Wednesday will see a return to warmer temperatures, with highs of 70 and a lows of 48 each day. Thursday is expected to reach 76 degrees for a high, and a low of 58.

The freeze warnings include the counties of:

A hazardous weather outlook is issued for Big Rapids, Mount Pleasant and Bad Axe.

Elsewhere in the state, flood warnings continue. A portion of northern Michigan, including Manistee and Wexford counties, are under a flood warning until 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Locations that were expected to flood in addition to flooding last week include Manistee, Eastlake, Brethren, Wellston, Dublin, Yuma, Parkdale, Orchard Beach State Park and Star Crossing, the weather service in Gaylord, Michigan, said Sunday.

In the rest of the state, flood warnings continue for rivers including:

At the Manistee River near Sherman in Wexford County, major flooding is occurring and more forecast. At 8 p.m. Sunday, the stage was 17 feet. Bankfull stage is 14 feet. At 16 feet, there was flooding of homes adjacent to the right bank along Ojibway Drive, Ottawa Drive and Chippewa Drive 1 mile north of Sherman and flooding of N11 Road between W14 and W16 roads 1 mile northwwest of Mesick, the weather service reported.

A flood warning is extended for the following rivers in Michigan:

This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Freeze warnings join flood warnings for areas of Michigan

Reporting by The Detroit News / The Detroit News

USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

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