Southeast Michigan isn’t out of the woods just yet.
Following a tumultuous week of heavy rain and overnight severe weather, a flood watch remains in effect for all of Metro Detroit through late Thursday night. Alongside the ongoing threat of rising waters, an isolated risk for severe thunderstorms exists on Thursday as this stubborn weather pattern continues.
Most of Southeast Michigan has already been soaked with 1.5 to 4.5 inches of rain over the past week and a half. With the ground thoroughly saturated before the complete spring “green-up,” the local soil simply cannot absorb much more water.
We expect an additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall through Thursday night. However, if thunderstorms stall or “train” over the same locations, localized amounts could receive more.
While widespread severe weather is not anticipated, the atmosphere remains conducive to strong pop-up storms. We once again have a risk for storms on Thursday, primarily in the afternoon hours…