We managed .19 of an inch of rain yesterday the majority of it coming mainly after 6 pm. Our high temperature was 65°. Clouds this morning will decrease, leaving partly to mostly sunny skies for much of the day. Temperatures will stay cool; normal highs are in the mid–upper 70s. Chances for rain showers are in the forecast for Tuesday.
U.S.A and Global Events for June 12th:
1915: An estimated F4 tornado moved northeast from northwest of Waterville, Iowa crossing the Mississippi River two miles south of Ferryville, Wisconsin. A man and his daughter were killed in one of three homes that were obliterated southwest of “Heytman,” a small railroad station on the Mississippi River. 60 buildings and eight homes were destroyed in Wisconsin. This tornado caused approximately $200,000 in damage. In addition to this tornado, another estimated F4 tornado moved northeast across Fayette and Clayton Counties in northeast Iowa. One farm was devastated, and the house and barn leveled. Heavy machinery was thrown 300 yards. Clothing was carried two miles.
1948: The Columbia River Basin flood peaked on this date in the Northwest. The flood produced the highest water level in the basin since the flood there in 1894. The damage estimate for the 1948 flood was $101 million, and 75 lives were lost. Click HERE for a detailed report from the USGS.
Grand Rapids Forecast
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6 12 kzoForecast Discussion
.SHORT TERM...(Today through Tuesday) Issued at 345 AM EDT Mon Jun 12 2023 Deeper moisture and measurable rain has exited the region to the east although some patchy drizzle was still occurring with the low ceilings lingering south and east of GRR. This too should end this morning although clouds may linger well into the afternoon due to the brisk cyclonic flow that is in place. Best potential for any appreciable clearing in the afternoon is near and west of Highway 131 where the cool/stable marine air pouring in from Lk MI on northwest winds will promote a lake shadow and hold back diurnal cumulus formation underneath the upper low. The air mass is too dry today to support any afternoon showers east of the lake shadow. Highs today will be about 10 degrees below normal; in the mid to upper 60s. Main focus tonight and Tuesday will be on the trowal airstream wrapping/curling around the upper low. This area of deeper moisture/showers travels westward across Lake Superior and upr MI this morning then drops southward through WI this afternoon. Tonight the showers turn southeast then east, eventually curling into srn lwr MI mainly south of I-96 late. Areas near/north of I-96 remain in a "doughnut hole" of drier air late tonight and Tuesday directly under the upper low center, and HREF PMM QPF amounts range from only trace amounts north of I-96 to as much as one half inch along the I-94 corridor. Can`t rule out a rumble or two of thunder on Tuesday afternoon, but the primary risk looks to be south and east of the GRR CWFA per RAP MUCape progs. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Sunday) Issued at 345 AM EDT Mon Jun 12 2023 -- Chance of showers Wed night and Thu, mainly SE -- Models continue to indicate that the remnant mid/upper low will depart eastward on Wed, to be followed by a period of northwest flow aloft. A midlevel vort max diving southeastward from Ontario is then expected to approach the region on Thu. Lift ahead of this impulse should be sufficient to support precip in parts of the region. However, deterministic solutions continue to exhibit some run-to-run waffling in precip placement, and this uncertainty is borne out by the large ensemble spread in precip amounts. Some guidance indicates modest surface-based instability across portions of the forecast area on Thu, suggesting that t-storms are possible. -- Chances of showers/t-storms from Fri night into Sun -- EPS and GEFS means suggest that a mid/upper ridge axis will progress eastward through the region on Fri. Within the zonal flow behind this ridge, a shortwave trough and associated vort max may approach the region on Fri night or Sat, perhaps accompanied by a modest surface low (as in the 00z deterministic ECMWF solution). Chance PoPs will be carried from Fri night into Sun, supported by overall ensemble probs through this timeframe.
Temperatures in the 50’s today for the middle of June great scotty love it!! Fall is in the air …INDY
Feels like mid-October. No complaints from me!
Same here. 62 and cloudy here. It’s a welcome reprieve from all the sun and heat we’ve had this spring. I’ll mow tonight without needing to take multiple breaks to hydrate.
Locked into a cool pattern and no heat waves are in sight! I love cool summers! Wow, just wow!
I recorded 0.26 of rain here in Comstock Park. Not much but looks like more than a lot of areas.
Well we managed to finally get it to rain, however, it was not much. At my house I’d say less than a tenth of an inch. Hopefully we get much more soon. There are more rain chances out there but not counting on a big rain as total qpf was scaled back significantly in the period we are in now. We shall see.
Not much here either. It lightly sprinkled all afternoon.
I recorded 0.01 inches here in northern Kazoo County. Guessing we’re approaching record territory for lack of rain. It’s now been 5 weeks since a real measurable rainfall.
While not a lot we finally did get some rain yesterday. The official amount at Grand Rapids was just 0.11”, at Muskegon a reported 0.18” fell, at Holland it was 0.15” and at Lansing it was 0.14”. Here in MBY I had a little bit more as I recorded 0.21” of rain fall. The official H/L at Grand Rapids yesterday was 67/54 there was no sunshine there were 4 HDD’s and 0 CDD’s
Slim
The current temperature and overnight low here in MBT is 51. For today the average H/L is 79/58, The record high of 96 was set in 1901 and the record low of 38 was set in 1903 the record rain fall amount of 1.89” fell in 1996. Today and Tuesday look to be rather cool with a chance of some showers. Up to Sunday temperatures look to be warmer with on and off chances of showers.
Slim