Flash Flood in Osceola County, Michigan
Flash Flood May 3, 2012 · Osceola County, Michigan
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Radar estimated that up to 5 to 7 inches of heavy rain fell across northwest Osceola county, resulting in a few roads that were either flooded or washed out.
The wider storm
An upper low moving over a warm front that stretched across northern Lower Michigan set the stage for heavy rainfall on May 3rd. Training thunderstorms (storms that move over the same location) produced 5 to 7 inches of rainfall across portions of Mason and Lake counties. The heavy rainfall resulted in roads that were either flooded or washed out. As the day progressed, strong to severe storms developed in the warm humid airmass. Golf ball size hail was reported in Mason and a 10 x 20 foot section of roof was blown off of a commercial building a few miles south of Lansing.
Began near Orono (43.9395, -85.5711).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 369042. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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