We have had no rain from the storms which tormented the states to our west. At least 17 tornadoes were reported in Iowa. 66000 power outage reports in Wisconsin, 17000 in Iowa, and 21500 in Indiana. Multiple fatalities and some injuries have been reported in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa.
Iowa Radarscope Capture
We have an outside chance of a shower this morning otherwise it will remain dry and breezy with temperatures in the low 70s. It is 73° at 6:30 this morning. Yesterday’s high was 87°.
NWS Forecast
Weather History
1917: Cold rain mixes with snow and temperatures rise only to the lower 40s after morning lows in the lower 30s.
1963: Snowflakes fall at Lansing as morning low temperatures in the 30s only rise to the mid and upper 40s.
On May 22, 1883, a very late-season snowstorm hit Detroit with five inches of snow accumulating during the overnight hours.
1876: Denver, Colorado was drenched with 6.50 inches of rain in 24 hours, an all-time record for that location.
1986: A devastating hailstorm hit the Sichuan Province of China. Reports indicate that up to 100 people were killed, 35,000 homes destroyed and entire crops devastated.
2011: On this day, one of the most devastating tornadoes in the nation’s history directly killed 158 people and injured over 1,000 in Joplin, Missouri. The Joplin EF5 tornado was the first single tornado to result in over 100 fatalities since the June 8, 1953, Flint, Michigan tornado. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Springfield, Missouri.
Forecast Discussion
- Quiet through Thursday A cold frontal boundary will move through lower Michigan this morning as the upper low progresses further north into Ontario. Some light shower activity will be possible this morning, but most areas should stay dry. Temperatures drop closer to normal with highs in the 70s this afternoon and Thursday. Humidity values decrease as dewpoints fall into the 50s behind the cold front. - Cold Front Brings Showers/Storms Friday night into Saturday A cold front will move into the state from the west Friday night with an increase in moisture and instability. Surface dew points will push into the 60s with MUCAPE values approaching 1000 j/kg. We are currently carrying 60-70 pct chances for precipitation as the cold front sweeps through. Chances will begin late Friday afternoon and linger into Saturday morning, but the bulk of the rain will fall Friday night. Rainfall totals will likely be in the quarter to half inch range in most areas. SPC currently has a marginal in the southwest cwa. Any severe threat would likely be confined to the afternoon and evening as stronger storms advect in from the west. - Low Moves in From the South With Rain Showers on Sunday A surface low moves in on Sunday from the south bringing chances for mainly rain showers. We currently have 30-50 percent chances for rain Sunday into Sunday night as an upper system moves in as well. The low will be deepening as it moves in with plenty of moisture to work wit. Can see needing to up chances for rain Sunday into Sunday night. - Upper Trough Results in Showers Monday into Tuesday The upper trough and low linger into the early portion of next week. We actually have chances for rain from Monday night right through Wednesday. Can see needing to up our chances from the current 30-50 percent values with time as well. Also, we may need to lower temps as there will likely be clouds and showers around each day.
The CPC continues to show no hot air in sight! Great news!
Man, y’all are getting that lake breeze over there. It’s 80 here, but the humidity has dropped significantly here since this morning.
The latest CPC shows no hot air in sight! Incredible!
Temps are dropping like a rock! Down into the 60’s already! Wow!!
No rain here either. I was glad the storms missed us.
The temps today are much, much better!! I love it! Rock n roll will live forever!!!!!!
Since the beginning of the year, NWS GRR has recorded 19 thunderstorm days.
This is the greatest year to date number of days with thunderstorms going back to 1905! 🌩️
It certainly has been an active/warm spring for many areas.
Phew what a warm May!
No rain last night here. Areas to our west got hammered. Another severe setup looks to possibly be on the horizon for Friday into early Saturday timeframe.
It was a very warm overnight as most of the night was in the upper 70’s In fact it looks like the high for today will be 79 and that was reached at 2AM. The low and current temperature here in MBY is 72. It is now becoming mostly cloudy.
Slim
Yesterday was another very summer like day with the official H/L of 84/58 there was no rainfall the sun was out 47% of the time. The highest wind gust was 30 MPH out of the S. For today the average H/L is 72/51 the record high of 91 was set in 1925 the record low of 34 was set in 1917 that year also had the most rainfall of 1.10” it was a cold day as the high was only 42. Last year the H/L was 77/47.
Slim
No rain here either. BTW, waking up to 76 degree temp in May is just wild. 😳
No rain here also and most of the night the temperature was in the upper 70’s it has now dropped down to 72.
Slim