WEST MICHIGAN — Beryl has already been a historic hurricane for the Atlantic Basin, and now on track to bring steady rainfall into West Michigan.
It tore through the Caribbean leveling and flooding several tropical islands. While the storm has been downgraded significantly and will impact Texas Monday, the remnants of it along with rain may very well impact Michigan by Wednesday. This system won't be a hurricane or tropical storm when it gets here, but it may produce an all day rain on Wednesday. At this time, no severe weather is likely.
Take a look at the track of the center of circulation from Beryl over the next few days. Its moving into Arkansas Monday night, then eventually into Illinois, Michigan, and Canada. See images below.
The expected rain may last all day and lead to some localized flooding. Michigan is under a SLIGHT RISK for Excessive Rainfall for Wednesday.
Take a look below at our precipitation chances this week. Note that the remnants of Beryl are reflected in the Wednesday time frame. While models do vary, we are looking at a widespread 1"+ of rain, with some southeast communities getting near 3" of rain!
Beryl's leading edge of moisture will arrive Tuesday night into Wednesday as Beryl's center inches closer to Michigan. Severe weather is not anticipated at this time, but rain is likely on Wednesday with the heaviest falling south/east of Grand Rapids. Make sure to stay up on later forecasts as we draw closer. Get the complete West Michigan forecast at www.fox17online.com/weather.
