Severe weather
Rain will feature prominently this weekend with temperatures gradually rising into the 50s and 60s.
However, with the warm temperatures come volatile weather systems. Forecasters are already predicting that severe weather is likely to come on Tuesday afternoon, with strong thunderstorms stretching from Texas to Michigan.
A fairly long stretch of severe weather is likely for the central U.S. starting this weekend and continuing through the middle of next week.
Below is the severe weather outlook for Wednesday, April 15. Again, a large area from Texas to Lake Michigan is expected to see severe weather. There will be a front wobbling back and forth, aiding in storm development.
So far this year, the U.S. has had 313 tornadoes. The most in any state is 59 in Illinois. Michigan has had 11 twisters. None in Nebraska and only four in Kansas so far this year.
Precipitation
Below is the latest seven-day rainfall outlook from the Weather Prediction Center. There’s a large area of 1.5-3 inches of rain from Texas to Michigan. This would keep river levels high and might even produce new flooding.
Moderate flooding is occurring in Comstock Park in Kent County. The river is about at flood stage; it’s crested at Ada. The river is 3.47 feet above flood stage. There is some residential flooding along Abrigador Trail, Konkle Drive, Willow Drive and Riverbank…