A truck from the City of Ann Arbor drives through water over Geddes near Huron Parkway and Fuller in Ann Arbor Wednesday. Water flowed over the road and down to the Huron River.
Angela Cesere | AnnArbor.com
(Update: City officials announced that Plymouth Road is open again as of early Friday afternoon. See the story here.)
Though drier conditions are on tap for today and the weekend, several roads remain closed as a result of a storm system that dumped 3.91 inches on the Ann Arbor area over the past 48 hours.
The two-day total qualifies as a 25-year storm event, said University of Michigan weather observer Dennis Kahlbaum, meaning a storm of this magnitude is expected about once every 25 years.
For the week, the area has received 4.58 inches of rain. The total for the spring, defined as the months of March, April and May, now stands at 17.09 inches. It’s the wettest spring on record in Ann Arbor, eclipsing the previous record of 16.61 set in 1943, Kahlbaum said.
Road closings include:
- Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor between Barton Drive and Broadway Street, where rains washed out an embankment under railroad tracks, spilling mud and debris across all lanes of the road.
- Sutton Road between Pontiac Trail and Northfield Church Road in Northfield Township.
- Earhart Road between North Territorial Road and Five Mile Road in Northfield Township.
- Six Mile Road between Main Street and Nollar Road in Northfield Township, where water has washed out the road.
- Lima Center Road between Hieber Road and Bethel Church Road in Freedom Township.
- Liberty Road west of Zeeb Road in Scio Township.
- Goodband Road between North Lake and Bartell roads in Lyndon Township.
Spencer Road in Northfield Township, and Chubb Road in Salem Township were closed Thursday, but have been reopened.
Rain-weary Washtenaw County residents can look forward to improving conditions today and a nice weekend.
Today will be mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers through 4 p.m. and a high near 60. There’s also a 30 percent chance of showers tonight.
Saturday, it will still be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, but it will be warmer with highs in the low 70s.
Sunday, we finally get to the good stuff with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid-80s. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday will be mostly sunny with highs approaching 90. Tuesday will also bring sun and a projected high of 91.
For updated conditions and forecasts throughout the day, check Annarborcom’s weather page.
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