Flood — Antrim, Michigan
2024-07-29 · near Mancelona, Antrim, Michigan
Event narrative
Broadcast media showed photos of minor flooding in the Mancelona area. 2.31 inches of rain was reported at an automated mesonet station in Mancelona as of 820pm, with a storm total of over 3 inches reported by a CoCoRaHS observer the next morning.
Wider weather episode
Unusually moist airmass ahead of an approaching mesolow and lake breezes led to development of efficient rain-producing showers and storms in the late afternoon...leading to rainfall rates near two and a half inches per hour at times. Storm total rainfall by the next morning was largely between 1 and locally as high as 4-6 inches.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205499. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.