Ann Arbor area braces for yet more spring storms as flood warning and rain continue
How much rain can Washtenaw County take?
We're likely to find out Thursday as both rainfall and a flood warning continue to pressure storm drains, waterways, low-lying backyards and the patience of anyone who'd hoped to see sunshine this week.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
Some of the weather impact of spring 2011 - the 6th wettest on record - so far midweek include:
Rain, flooding close Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor, wash out some secondary county routes
Ann Arbor's Northside Elementary School to close Thursday after lightning strikes building
VIDEO: Vehicles stuck on flooded Eisenhower Parkway as storms pound Ann Arbor
Clark Road closed at Hogback; 2 vehicles stuck in flooded roadway
What areas are flooded in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County? Send us your photos
And if you want to keep an eye on weather forecasts, they're regularly updated on AnnArbor.com.
The best part of the weekend's forecast: Partly sunny skies return by Sunday. And Memorial Day is supposed to have highs in the mid-80s.
Comments
Sunshine26
Thu, May 26, 2011 : 10:11 a.m.
Kai - thank you for the great flood photos! As a kid, I remember Island Park under water.
Kai Petainen
Thu, May 26, 2011 : 4:49 a.m.
it hit 16.59 feet. beating the 1976 height. so this is the 6th heighest? here are the historical records <a href="http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/crests.php?wfo=dtx&gage=annm4" rel='nofollow'>http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/crests.php?wfo=dtx&gage=annm4</a>
Kai Petainen
Thu, May 26, 2011 : 3:30 a.m.
6 short videos here (around island park) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760683284/in/photostream" rel='nofollow'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760683284/in/photostream</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760137939/in/photostream" rel='nofollow'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760137939/in/photostream</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760676860/in/photostream" rel='nofollow'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760676860/in/photostream</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760674052/in/photostream" rel='nofollow'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760674052/in/photostream</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760670436/in/photostream" rel='nofollow'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760670436/in/photostream</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760124453/in/photostream" rel='nofollow'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/5760124453/in/photostream</a> and the photos .... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/sets/72157626806006708/with/5760683284/" rel='nofollow'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/sets/72157626806006708/with/5760683284/</a>
Peter Jameson
Thu, May 26, 2011 : 6:04 a.m.
we are the same height, that is neat