April 15, 2026
COTC - 15 Apr 2026 - More flood news and Tax Day
Happy Tax day!
More flood related news this morning.
TCAPS Closed...
From The Grand Traverse Sheriff's office:
Heads up for your morning commute! Things got even uglier last night. The bridge at Beitner Park failed. Beitner Road is no longer passable. The Grand Traverse County Road Commission has put barricades up at Chums Corners and at Keystone and River Rd.
Additionally, things didn't get any better for S. Airport Rd last night. It will remain closed at Park Rd and Cass Rd.
Another reminder of the two major construction projects that just recently started in Interlochen and 31N/3 Mile. Please please slow down and be patient.
Weather:
Today
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is your cup
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of Traverse City for the 04/15/2026.
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And, it's tax day. And amongst other things,
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we just wanna talk more about what's going
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on in the weather.
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It's,
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crazy. We've had, like, six inches of rain
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over the last
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three days.
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And,
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the last I heard, the sheriff's department announced
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that the Beitner Road bridge has failed.
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I don't know what they mean by failed,
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but
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the upshot is Beitner Road is closed from
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Chum's Corners down to,
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oh, what is it? River Road there at
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the roundabout.
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That whole section is closed to through traffic
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and the bridge is out, so that's
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kinda crazy.
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Also, South Airport Road at, Logan's Landing is
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continued to be closed,
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due to flooding over the over the bridges
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there.
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Not not cool. And I guess there's lots
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of other flooding all over the place. The,
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Traverse City area public schools are closed today.
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First time I can ever remember that they
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were closed due to flooding.
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And, actually, the county had requested that they
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close today because of
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all the bridges
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and construction
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and everything else. You know, the interlock and
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construction is in full force and of course
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the three mile road closure
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is in full force so
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that limits a lot of, traffic. So
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just be aware if you're out and about,
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the traffic
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might be a little squirrely,
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and watch out for sinkholes.
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I've seen some pictures online of,
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giant sinkholes here and there.
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And a little further out, the Pellston Airport,
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was closed completely, I think, yesterday.
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I think they might have one runway going
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now,
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but,
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one of their runways were flooded. I don't
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know if it was damaged, but, it was
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definitely had, lots of standing water on it.
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So,
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man,
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yeah, like I said, it's weird, weird weather.
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Well, that's what happens when you have this
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huge
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blizzard and, you know, three feet of snow,
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and then that all melts real quick, and
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then you get a bunch of rain.
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And I guess it's, our turn in the
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barrel here, but I don't ever remember
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this much rain in that short a time
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and it causing so much trouble.
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A
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while back, we had our basement redone,
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you know, Basement Systems of Michigan.
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No. It was Ayers Basement Systems. Anyway, they
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came in and broke the floor up, put
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in drains, put in a double sump pump,
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and all that and
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because we had pretty routine flooding.
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And, anyway, they,
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they cleaned that up, and it was bone
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dry in the basement until yesterday.
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And,
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our sump pumps, both of them have been
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running pretty much constantly
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for
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a couple of days, so
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they couldn't keep up. So we got a
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little bit of water on the floor, nothing
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crazy, but that has been bone dry since
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they,
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they put the basement back together.
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So,
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well, it is is what it is, I
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guess.
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So with that, let's look at the weather.
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Slight chance of showers before 11AM,
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then a chance of showers after 2PM. Patchy
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fog before 11AM.
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Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a high near 58.
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Calm wind becoming north around five miles per
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hour this afternoon. Chance precipitation
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is 30%.
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Tonight, chance of showers and thunderstorms,
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patchy fog. Otherwise,
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mostly cloudy
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with a low around 47.
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Calm winds and, and a chance of precipitation
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of 50%.
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On Thursday. 50%
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chance of showers,
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patchy fog before 1PM.
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Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a high near 57.
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Calm wind around,
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five miles per hour.
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So yeah. And it looks
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like Friday might be sunny, but then
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Saturday, Sunday
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oh, jeez. And Sunday,
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chance of snow showers.
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Oh my gosh.
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Will this weather, never end?
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Anyway, happy tax day. Be careful out there
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if you're driving around, and I will catch
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you tomorrow.
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is your cup
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of Traverse City for the 04/15/2026.
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And, it's tax day. And amongst other things,
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we just wanna talk more about what's going
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on in the weather.
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It's,
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crazy. We've had, like, six inches of rain
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over the last
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three days.
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And,
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the last I heard, the sheriff's department announced
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that the Beitner Road bridge has failed.
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I don't know what they mean by failed,
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but
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the upshot is Beitner Road is closed from
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Chum's Corners down to,
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oh, what is it? River Road there at
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the roundabout.
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That whole section is closed to through traffic
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and the bridge is out, so that's
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kinda crazy.
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Also, South Airport Road at, Logan's Landing is
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continued to be closed,
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due to flooding over the over the bridges
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there.
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Not not cool. And I guess there's lots
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of other flooding all over the place. The,
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Traverse City area public schools are closed today.
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First time I can ever remember that they
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were closed due to flooding.
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And, actually, the county had requested that they
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close today because of
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all the bridges
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and construction
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and everything else. You know, the interlock and
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construction is in full force and of course
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the three mile road closure
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is in full force so
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that limits a lot of, traffic. So
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just be aware if you're out and about,
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the traffic
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might be a little squirrely,
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and watch out for sinkholes.
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I've seen some pictures online of,
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giant sinkholes here and there.
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And a little further out, the Pellston Airport,
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was closed completely, I think, yesterday.
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I think they might have one runway going
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now,
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but,
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one of their runways were flooded. I don't
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know if it was damaged, but, it was
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definitely had, lots of standing water on it.
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So,
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man,
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yeah, like I said, it's weird, weird weather.
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Well, that's what happens when you have this
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huge
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blizzard and, you know, three feet of snow,
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and then that all melts real quick, and
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then you get a bunch of rain.
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And I guess it's, our turn in the
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barrel here, but I don't ever remember
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this much rain in that short a time
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and it causing so much trouble.
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A
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while back, we had our basement redone,
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you know, Basement Systems of Michigan.
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No. It was Ayers Basement Systems. Anyway, they
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came in and broke the floor up, put
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in drains, put in a double sump pump,
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and all that and
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because we had pretty routine flooding.
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And, anyway, they,
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they cleaned that up, and it was bone
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dry in the basement until yesterday.
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And,
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our sump pumps, both of them have been
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running pretty much constantly
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for
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a couple of days, so
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they couldn't keep up. So we got a
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little bit of water on the floor, nothing
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crazy, but that has been bone dry since
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they,
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they put the basement back together.
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So,
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well, it is is what it is, I
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guess.
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So with that, let's look at the weather.
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Slight chance of showers before 11AM,
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then a chance of showers after 2PM. Patchy
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fog before 11AM.
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Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a high near 58.
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Calm wind becoming north around five miles per
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hour this afternoon. Chance precipitation
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is 30%.
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Tonight, chance of showers and thunderstorms,
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patchy fog. Otherwise,
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mostly cloudy
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with a low around 47.
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Calm winds and, and a chance of precipitation
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of 50%.
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On Thursday. 50%
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chance of showers,
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patchy fog before 1PM.
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Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a high near 57.
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Calm wind around,
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five miles per hour.
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So yeah. And it looks
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like Friday might be sunny, but then
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Saturday, Sunday
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oh, jeez. And Sunday,
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chance of snow showers.
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Oh my gosh.
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Will this weather, never end?
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Anyway, happy tax day. Be careful out there
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if you're driving around, and I will catch
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you tomorrow.
