Little Sable Point Lighthouse in Golden Township on May 22, 2020. (Luke Stier/WOOD TV8)
by: Luke Stier
DETROIT (WOOD) — Mother nature's downpour of steady, heavy rain helped push Lake Michigan up 2 inches in just one week.
Officials say Lake Michigan is now 5 inches above the all-time record for May set in 1986, making it a certainty the lake will set a record for the fifth straight month.
The The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ’weekly report released Friday shows Lake Michigan is up 5 inches in the past month and now rests 8 inches higher than one year ago. It is forecasted to rise another 2 inches by June 22.
Army Corps engineers explained, “After being largely absent in the region the first 2 weeks of May, rain’s re-emergence was substantial over the past 7 days. Chicago was deluged with almost 8 inches of rain. Muskegon was inundated with almost 3.5 inches of rain. The area between Midland and West Branch received 4 to 7 inches.”
The report showed Lake Michigan is now 3 feet above the average water level for May.
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