Heavy Rain — Schoolcraft, Michigan

2015-12-13 to 2015-12-15 · near Manistique, Schoolcraft, Michigan

Event narrative

Two-day rainfall totals across the county generally ranged between two and three inches with the highest amounts reported near Manistique in southern Schoolcraft County.

Wider weather episode

A strong moisture-laden storm system lifting up from the Southern Plains resulted in record precipitation amounts across much of Upper Michigan from the 13th into the 15th with anywhere from one to three inches of storm total precipitation. As colder air moved in behind the system on the 14th, precipitation changed from heavy rain to moderate to heavy sleet or snow over the west half.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 609243. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.