In anticipation of the storm system coming through tonight, the NWS Detroit has issued a flash flood watch for the area:
WGUS63 KDTX 121828 FFADTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 228 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... .A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MI AND THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT EXPECTED TO LIE NEAR THE MICHIGAN BORDER. A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO LINGER ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS ACROSS THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY. THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...PARTICULARLY THE METRO ANN ARBOR AND DETROIT AREAS. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAR NORTH THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL REACH. MIZ068>070-075-076-082-083-130800- /O.NEW.KDTX.FF.A.0001.130613T0000Z-130613T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR... DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 228 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LENAWEE...LIVINGSTON... MACOMB...MONROE...OAKLAND...WASHTENAW AND WAYNE. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * RAPID FLOODING OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE URBANIZED AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ALONG WITH RAPID RISES IN STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ WWWW ---- GROUPJUL132013 WASHTENAWMI