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Showers Target Southeast Michigan With Localized Flood Risk Before Weekend Warmup

Forecasters label the flooding risk marginal, with rain tapering Thursday before a warm weekend.

Overview

  • Scattered to numerous showers and a few thunderstorms are expected across southeast Lower Michigan today, including Ann Arbor, Detroit and the Thumb.
  • The National Weather Service highlights a marginal risk for excessive rainfall, with localized urban flooding possible in Metro Detroit.
  • Some guidance shows isolated pockets topping one inch of rain, though forecasters stress low confidence and highly variable totals.
  • A final daytime round of showers is expected Thursday as the upper-level low exits, followed by dry conditions Friday and the warmest temperatures Saturday.
  • The northwest half of Lower Michigan should stay mostly dry, with the storm track toward western Lake Erie helping focus the wetter band over the southeast.