Chinook Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 My parents in the Toledo area got over 3" of rain, just in a couple of hours this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 2.70" of rain IMBY today. Should go over 3" within the hour with very heavy rainfall moving in again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Tweet from the National Weather Service CLE. My parents have gotten 4.8" today. I can not remember any day when my parents' house got over 3.6". I assume some roads are flooded. Even by 10:00am Eastern, the radar showed 1-3" had fallen near Toledo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 We have been getting pounded here since I came in at around 3:30. We are at almost 3" on the day here and 2.04" since I arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 EDIT: Lowballed original numbers because I not know math good. oops. DTW already blew away the daily record of 2.06" for August 11: at 3.05" and counting as of 6:14pm by my account. 3" is the average August precip total! Entire monthly average just fell in about 8 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 We are up to 3.67 on the day as of this moment including 0.21" in the last 2 minutes. Amazing stuff, we might end up near 4" on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Been at least 4 years since I've seen this much rain in a day. I haven't checked my rain gauge in a minute but we've gotta be well over 4" right now at least IMBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Dang, good thing it hasn't been very wet here recently... FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI616 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014MIC099-125-163-120430-/O.NEW.KDTX.FA.W.0001.140811T2216Z-140812T0430Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/OAKLAND MI-MACOMB MI-WAYNE MI-616 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN OAKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... SOUTHERN MACOMB COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT* AT 615 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SPOTTER REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES.* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CANTON... DOWNTOWN DETROIT...FLAT ROCK...GROSSE POINTE...LIVONIA...MOUNT CLEMENS...NOVI...PONTIAC...ROMULUS...SOUTHFIELD...ST. CLAIR SHORES...TAYLOR...TROY...WARREN...BELLEVILLE...BIRMINGHAM... DEARBORN...DETROIT...GROSSE ILE...MACOMB TOWNSHIP...NORTHVILLE... ROCHESTER...ROYAL OAK...STERLING HEIGHTS...TRENTON...WEST BLOOMFIELD AND WYANDOTTE.SEVERAL ROADS AND MAJOR INTERSTATES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS BEINGCLOSED ACROSS THE METRO DETROIT AREA THIS EVENING.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALLCREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSESAS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.&&LAT...LON 4265 8277 4265 8280 4263 8281 4260 8279 4256 8281 4255 8284 4251 8287 4245 8286 4238 8289 4233 8296 4232 8306 4224 8313 4211 8312 4209 8354 4243 8354 4269 8341 4272 8274$$KURIMSKI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Make that 4.27" on the day with 1.66" in the last hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Significant flooding occurring throughout Metro Detroit right now. Widespread amounts of 2-4" reported, and the rain continues to come down... The I-94/I-75 freeway exchange is closed, as it's completely submerged in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Significant flooding occurring throughout Metro Detroit right now. Widespread amounts of 2-4" reported, and the rain continues to come down... The I-94/I-75 freeway exchange is closed, as it's completely submerged in water. I hope this can run off some tonight else it will be a long drive home via the surface streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Okay, up to 4.29" on the day at DTW now as of 6:38PM. Making a run for 8/17/1926 (4.51") for wettest August day ever. Wettest day ever appears to be 4.74" on 7/31/1925. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Make that 4.27" on the day with 1.66" in the last hour. OMG...It has been pouring all day and the overcast has been as dark as November. Even the radar resembles a fall-like storm. But I didnt realize THAT much rain had fallen (maybe a little less imby?) This will probably be Detroits wettest calendar day on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 4.10" of rain IMBY so far. Torrential downpours with plenty more to come it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I hope this can run off some tonight else it will be a long drive home via the surface streets. Is it still raining there? The radar looks to be clearing up around DTW for the moment. It would be cool to see them break the record for wettest calendar day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Okay, up to 4.29" on the day at DTW now as of 6:38PM. Making a run for 8/17/1926 (4.51") for wettest August day ever. Wettest day ever appears to be 4.74" on 7/31/1925. Honestly if anything redevelops both of these are in jeopardy, as it stands I think they might still be as it is still rain here albeit much lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Officially as of the hourly observation we are at 4.55" for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Officially as of the hourly observation we are at 4.55" for the day. New daily record for August and just 0.19" away from the all-time daily record. 150% of monthly average precip in 9 hours. Just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 New daily record for August and just 0.19" away from the all-time daily record. 150% of monthly average precip in 9 hours. Just wow. We have added 0.02" since the hourly, if the stuff out near Ann Arbor is able to roll through here, we should be able to achieve our record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 We have added 0.02" since the hourly, if the stuff out near Ann Arbor is able to roll through here, we should be able to achieve our record. Nah, it's fading fast to just a light shower here. That said, still about 5 hours left for something to redevelop. 2nd wettest day in 140ish years ain't bad though. Synoptic, fall-like forcing in summer atmosphere FTW. I'll have to check later but I'll bet 7/31/1925 had a similar setup given that day also set a low max of 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 5.35" of rain and it's still absolutely pouring. This is by far the most rain I've ever measured before in a single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 5.35" of rain and it's still absolutely pouring. This is by far the most rain I've ever measured before in a single day. Word of advice, check your basement if you have one, even if it has never flooded before. The runoff is going to be just tremendous and may not be felt in full effects for a few hours yet. This is close to I think it was 7/28 and 7/29/2011 in Washtenaw county (albeit that was over a longer timespan) and I think a lot of people got unpleasant basement surprises associated with that one around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 5.35" of rain and it's still absolutely pouring. This is by far the most rain I've ever measured before in a single day. Ive NEVER seen this kind of rain here. Some yards submerged in water even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Very impressive radar estimates in the Detroit area... and just as impressive down around Toledo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 IWX, those radar estimates are definitely lowballs. KDTX consistently underestimates and attenuates heavy precip. Radar estimates <3" at KDTW and they're at 4.5"+ there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Word of advice, check your basement if you have one, even if it has never flooded before. The runoff is going to be just tremendous and may not be felt in full effects for a few hours yet. This is close to I think it was 7/28 and 7/29/2011 in Washtenaw county (albeit that was over a longer timespan) and I think a lot of people got unpleasant basement surprises associated with that one around here. I did check my basement actually. There's a small amount of water leaking in. First time I've ever seen that before and I've lived here for 20 years this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 IWX, those radar estimates are definitely lowballs. KDTX consistently underestimates and attenuates heavy precip. Radar estimates <3" at KDTW and they're at 4.5"+ there. Those areas around the west side of Detroit and Dearborn probably have seen over 6" of rain truth be told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I'm curious as to whether DTX will go with a Flood or Flash Flood Watch, given the threat of convection will linger through tomorrow afternoon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 There is some major urban flooding going on in the area. My brother (for some reason) just thought it would be a good idea to go to the gym and he had to turn around and come back because so many roads were impassible. Especially out around Ford Road in Dearborn. It is very tough to get in or out of the city right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The rain has ended. Final tally IMBY (so far) was 5.92".Interesting looking radar image at the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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