Michigan just got hit with ‘dirty rain,’ here’s where it came from

"Why is my car covered in mud?"

West Michigan car washes will be very busy places today, as our cars are coated with dirt and mud! This dirty coating is thanks to something commonly called "mud rain"; where falling precipitation combines with dust and dirt in the atmosphere to create the equivalent of "dirty rain".In this instance, Friday's rain combined with lots of dust and dirt in the atmosphere that had been transported into the area with a strong southwesterly wind in the…

Michigan just got hit with ‘dirty rain,’ here’s where it came from

Thunderstorms swept across Michigan early Friday evening, but the rain that fell wasn’t exactly refreshing. It was more like little mud splatters.This “dirty rain” left windows streaked and cars spattered with droplets that dried and left dust and dirt behind.

What caused the ‘mud rain’ in West Michigan?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Friday night's thunderstorms left behind a muddy mess in West Michigan. But why? WHAT HAPPENED? The dirtiest rain in recent memory blanketed cars, windows and other surfaces after thunderstorms produced downpours around the Grand Rapids area. It was most notable on cars, with a thick brown mud-like substance caked on. 'Mud rain' coats a car in Grand Rapids on Friday, April 18.'Mud rain' coats a car in Grand Rapids on…