Flood in Leelanau County, Michigan

Flood September 6, 2023 · Leelanau County, Michigan

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple basements flooded in Lake Leelanau area. Private weather station measured 5.95 inches of rain.

The wider storm

A relatively weak shortwave rotated over the Great Lakes during the day, setting up unidirectional southwest flow amidst a moisture-rich environment that allowed for multiple clusters of thunderstorms to track over areas near Grand Traverse Bay. There storms produced very efficient rainfall over several hours during the afternoon, leading to multiple reports of flooding and measured rainfall totals exceeding 7 inches in Leelanau county.

Began near Lake Leelanau (44.9800, -85.7200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136182. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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