As rain continues across Michigan on Wednesday, April 15, following severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service is reporting nearly 2 inches of rainfall in the Lansing area.
Thunderstorms brought rain, reported tornadoes, thunder and high winds to communities statewide overnight, downing power lines and trees, damaging buildings and flipping a vehicle on its side. More than 50,000 customers were without power statewide Wednesday morning, April 15, including several thousand in mid-Michigan.
Current reports from local National Weather Service show rainfall totaled nearly 3 inches in parts of Michigan.
Rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue throughout Wednesday, April 15, with a flood watch in effect throughout the state through Thursday night, April 16, and in some areas, a flood warning or flood advisory, the weather agency said.
How much did it rain in the Lansing area overnight?
Here are April 15 rainfall reports for southeast Michigan, according to the Detroit/Pontiac and Grand Rapids NWS offices:
Detroit Free Press contributed.
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Reporting by Jenna Prestininzi and Dan Basso, USA TODAY NETWORK / Detroit Free Press
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