Residents Across The Metro Area Assess The Flood Damage, Wonder If Help Is Available
The aftermath of flooding in the area forced mayors in Ferndale, Highland Park and Warren to declare a State of Emergency.
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The aftermath of flooding in the area forced mayors in Ferndale, Highland Park and Warren to declare a State of Emergency.
Following record flooding, Consumers Energy is urging home and business owners in the metro Detroit area with appliances that were affected by Monday's rainstorms to have them inspected by a qualified contractor before attempting to restart and use them.
Her daughter, who is 72-years old, discovered her mother's floating body Tuesday morning.
Crews responding to cable service outages in Metro Detroit are being hindered by flooding and other storm damage.
Spokesperson John Mozena says the flooding is wide-spread, and it's been difficult trying to get a handle on where the biggest problems are.
Citizens shouldn't worry, Michigan's governor says, everything is under control.
"So far we're still probably, kind of at the same point where were last night," Lt. Mike Shaw said.
"It appears that Warren was the epicenter of the disaster. There's at least 1,000-plus cars abandoned on the thoroughfares of Warren," Fouts said Tuesday morning.
"We are concerned and we're going to be monitoring it," said the Macomb County Exec.
The woman died Monday evening in Macomb County amid record-breaking rainfall.
Large parts of Metro Detroit are underwater after torrential rainstorms hammered the area Monday. Residents post hundreds of images on their social network accounts documenting the devastation.
Metro Detroit residents suffering from the affects of Monday's flood can visit various websites, and download a helpful app, to deal with the storm's aftermath.
Things are so bad in Warren, Mayor Jim Fouts wants the National Guard to come assist residents dealing with the storm's aftermath.
Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said that in some areas there is nine feet of water covering the freeway.
The outages are scattered, however the biggest outages are in Madison Heights, Dearborn and near Lincoln Park.
From Royal Oak to Downriver, homeowners have reported in droves that their basements have withstood a few inches to a few feet worth of floodwater.
The Warren Fire Department responded to the call and rescued the woman, who was resuscitated and taken to an area hospital for treatment and did not suffer any life threatening injuries
According to police, many streets south of Ten Mile Road are still water-covered and flooded after about three inches of rain fell within an hour.
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Forecasters say the potential for flooding will increase Wednesday as rain continues to fall.
Detroit Water crews turned off the water to a broken water main, which helped ease the extensive flooding and allowed traffic to resume.
The storms produced heavy rain and flash flood warnings were posted.
The state of Michigan has partially activated the State Emergency Operations Center due to the severe weather and flooding occurring throughout Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
When the Calhouns bought their house 22 years ago, they paid $300 annually for flood insurance. That bill is now $800.
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Happy Monday family! A nice cool, crisp morning and dry start to the week with plenty of sun. Partly cloudy this afternoon with a high around 77. More sun tomorrow with temps warming a bit into the low 80's. Next chance for rain arrives Wednesday night.