May 2020 flooding in central Michigan

This blog entry by Sheldon Kusselson summarizes satellite moisture imagery and products leading to the flood event over central Michigan on 18 May 2020.  Comparison with previous events are included.

Analysis of CIRA's Advective Layered Precipitable Water (ALPW) for five Michigan heavy Precipitation Cases Sep 2019 to May 2020

CIRA ALPW for 18 May 2020

 

Animation of ALPW every 3 hours from 03 UTC 18 May to 09 UTC 19 May 2020:

Animation of CIRA ALPW for May 2020

CIRA ALPW for 28 April 2020

ftp://ftp.cira.colostate.edu/ftp/Forsythe/LPW/Anim_GIF/2020Apr3003Advect_LPW_ALT_anim.gif

CIRA ALPW for 28 March 2020

ftp://ftp.cira.colostate.edu/ftp/Forsythe/LPW/Anim_GIF/2020Mar2906Advect_LPW_ALT_anim.gif

CIRA ALPW for 11 January 2020

ftp://ftp.cira.colostate.edu/ftp/Forsythe/LPW/Anim_GIF/2020Jan1209Advect_LPW_ALT_anim.gif

CIRA ALPW for 22 September 2019

ftp://ftp.cira.colostate.edu/ftp/Forsythe/LPW/Anim_GIF/2019Sep2306Advect_LPW_ALT_anim.gif