Flood — Leelanau, Michigan

2023-09-06 · near Lake Leelanau, Leelanau, Michigan

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.