How much rain did Michigan get Wednesday? Some cities measured record rainfall

Michigan residents crossed the Lower Peninsula endured different circular of thunderstorms Wednesday night, with dense rains resulting successful grounds breaking rainfall totals for immoderate cities.

Detroit surpassed its rainfall grounds for April 2 with 2.18 inches; the erstwhile grounds was 1.44 inches acceptable successful 1945. Kalamazoo besides broke its rainfall grounds astatine 2.80 inches; the erstwhile grounds was 1.35 inches successful 1945.

Other cities that broke their rainfall grounds see Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Muskegon and Battle Creek.

The thunderstorm caused implicit 1,000 powerfulness outages crossed Michigan's thumb, according to DTE Energy's powerfulness outage representation updated this morning.

Residents successful the Upper Peninsula got 1 to 2 inches of snowfall according to the NWS snowfall totals map. Many successful Northern Michigan are inactive recovering from the crystal tempest that occurred March 29-30.

Here are the rainfall totals statewide:

How overmuch rainfall did Michigan get connected Wednesday?

Here are the rainfall totals including the cities that broke their rainfall record, according to the NWS:

• Detroit: 2.18 inches (broke the 1945 grounds astatine 1.44 inches)

• Flint: 1.75 inches (broke 1945 grounds astatine 1.62 inches)

• Saginaw: 1.14 inches

• Grand Rapids: 1.42 inches (broke 1945 grounds astatine 1.16 inches)

• Lansing: 2.22 inches (broke 1945 grounds astatine 1.39 inches)

• Muskegon: 0.94 inches (equaled the 1983 record)

• Kalamazoo: 2.80 inches (broke the 1945 grounds astatine 1.35 inches)

• Battle Creek: 2.12 inches (broke the 1964 grounds astatine 1.82 inches)

• Holland: 1.28 inches

• Jackson: 1.40 inches

• Houghton Lake: 0.44 inches

• Sault Ste. Marie: 0.16 inches

• Traverse City: 0.31 inches

• Marquette: 0.20 inches

What does a flood informing mean?

From the NWS, present are the meanings down antithetic flood alerts:

• Flash Flood Warning: (take action)A Flash Flood Warning is issued erstwhile a flash flood is imminent oregon occurring. If you are successful a flood prone area, determination instantly to precocious ground. A flash flood is simply a abrupt convulsive flood that tin instrumentality from minutes to hours to develop. It is adjacent imaginable to acquisition a flash flood successful areas not instantly receiving rain.

• Flood Warning: (take action) A Flood Warning is issued erstwhile the hazardous upwind lawsuit is imminent oregon already happening. Flooding is imminent oregon occurring.

• Flood Advisory: (be aware) A Flood Advisory is issued erstwhile a circumstantial upwind lawsuit that is forecast to hap whitethorn go a nuisance. Flooding is not expected to beryllium atrocious capable to contented a warning. However, it whitethorn origin important inconvenience, and if caution is not exercised, it could pb to situations that whitethorn endanger beingness and/or property.

• Flood Watch: (be prepared) A Flood Watch is issued erstwhile conditions are favorable for a circumstantial hazardous upwind lawsuit to occur. It does not mean flooding volition occur, but it is possible.

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