Rain could bring minor flooding on Red Cedar River, NWS says
LANSING — Rain in the Lansing area's forecast could bring localized flooding to areas of the Red Cedar River's floodplain this week, the National Weather Service predicted Sunday.
Meteorologist Walt Felver said the Lansing area is expected to get 1/2-inch or more of rain Monday night into early Tuesday, and another round of rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. He said the total rainfall, estimated at around 1 inch, could cause minor flooding around the Red Cedar River.
The Red Cedar River regularly sits between 4 to 5 feet of water.
"Flood stage in East Lansing is 7 feet and it'll peak tomorrow morning at 7.2 feet with minor flooding," Felver said.
That would, at the least, affect Michigan State University's DeMartin's Soccer Complex. Michigan State University officials said they expected flooding from the Red Cedar to cause the closure of some parking lots and sidewalks.
"The ground is fairly saturated and most of the rain that falls will go into runoff and it'll seep into the river instead of staying on the ground," Felver said.
He doesn't predict the Grand River in Lansing or the Looking Glass River in Clinton County to flood.
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This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Rain may cause minor flooding in Lansing area from Red Cedar River
