Flood watch, flash flood warnings across northern Michigan

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) — Melting snow and a number of rounds of heavy rain have led to Flood Warnings and rises on many rivers/streams across Northern Michigan.

Rain (domestically heavy) will proceed with one other spherical anticipated this Tuesday evening (largely south). We dry issues out late week with extra rain anticipated Saturday. Behind that, sufficient chilly air works in for some snow showers to finish subsequent weekend on Sunday.

A FLOOD WATCH is in impact for all the space by means of Wednesday because of the mixture of melting snow and potential for some heavier rain which might result in rises on rivers/streams and lowland flooding as properly.

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS proceed on the Au Sable River close to Mio and factors downstream as a consequence of water launch from a dam. Also, on the Manistee River for areas downstream from the Tippy Dam as water is being launched there as properly.

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT SUNDAY APRIL 19TH… *WHAT…Flooding brought on by rain and snowmelt is going on. *WHERE…Areas in Emmet and Cheboygan counties throughout the Cheboygan River basin UPSTREAM of the Cheboygan Dam. This consists of the Maple River, Crooked Lake, Crooked River, Burt Lake, Indian River, Mullet Lake, and the Sturgeon River till 630 PM EDT Sunday Apr 19 or when water ranges start to recede.

TUESDAY (APR 14): Any leftover rain from Monday evening will depart by mid-morning with most if not the remainder of the daytime hours, comparatively dry and maybe a small window for some sunshine within the afternoon hours. Highs of 45-75F. Variable wind 5-10 mph.

TUESDAY EVENING/NIGHT: It seems one other spherical/cluster of thunderstorms will billow up primarily between 10 pm-6 am particularly alongside/south of a Traverse City-Alpena line. Large hail/damaging winds are doable with any storms though a twister spin-up cannot be dominated out both, particularly south of freeway M-55 Tuesday mid to late night. Once once more, very heavy rainfall in spots the place these storms cross over. Somewhat much less rain north of the aforementioned areas. Lows from 38-50F.

Graphic displaying the extreme storm outlook for April 14, 2026 (UpNorthLive)

Graphic displaying extreme storm impacts for April 14, 2026 (UpNorthLive)

WEDNESDAY (APR 15): While a couple of showers stay on the playing cards Wednesday, widespread rain will not be anticipated though skies stay on the cloudier aspect of issues. Highs from 52-65F.

THURSDAY (APR 16): Morning clouds and a few fog will give floor to some rising sunshine as we head deeper into Thursday afternoon. Most if not all day will find yourself dry which is a pleasant break from all of the current rain. Highs Thursday from 52-67F.

LONGER RANGE FORECAST: The weekend seems to be moist and maybe a bit snowy. Another entrance arrives with widespread rain later Saturday. That entrance will sweep in colder air that can result in snow showers at instances Sunday as temperatures tumble into the 30’s/low-40’s by the top of the weekend.

More info on the forecast might be discovered on the UpNorthLive Storm Team weather page.