Natural Disasters 

Like most areas, Monroe County is vulnerable to a number of types of natural disasters, including flooding (especially of the River Raisin and the shoreline of Lake Erie), tornadoes, severe thunder storms with hail, blizzards, and ice storms. Monroe County Emergency Management works with state and federal agencies, as well as SkyWarn volunteers, to warn citizens about impending or occurring natural disasters.

The following web sites have detailed information about natural disasters:

  Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Tornadoes       
• Floods      
• Severe winter weather

  National Weather Service

• Warnings in central US region    
• Current flooding risk assessment
• Predicting local winter weather

 The American Red Cross

  Michigan State Police / Emergency Management Division

• Monroe County Emergency Management
• County Public Warning Systems
• Information about SkyWarn
• Winter Weather Emergencies