Ingham County
River Flood Warning until TUE 2:00 AM EDT
Issued April, 19 2026 at 1:29 PM - US/Eastern expires April, 21 2026 at 2:00 AM - US/Eastern
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Red Cedar River at East Lansing.
* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, The Potter Park Zoo parking lot in Lansing
begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:30 PM EDT Sunday was 7.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 5.1 feet
Sunday, April 26.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.6 feet on 12/29/1942.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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