Snowmelt and rain create flood risk across Great Lakes with widespread flash flood alerts in place

Snowmelt and rain create flood risk across Great Lakes with widespread flash flood alerts in place

Flash Flood Watches and Warnings stretch across almost all of Michigan, and bleed into the Chicago area, parts of Indiana, Ohio and northeastern Wisconsin. A widespread 2-3 inches of rain is forecast through Saturday, with reports of 5-8 inches across northern Michigan.