Lincoln Park Residents Look For Help After Floods
Angry Lincoln Park residents could learn Monday night if they'll get any sort of help from the city, after two rounds of flooding left dozens of basements flooded.
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Angry Lincoln Park residents could learn Monday night if they'll get any sort of help from the city, after two rounds of flooding left dozens of basements flooded.
For the second time in less than a month, some Lincoln Park residents are dealing with flooded basements. They reject the claims of City Councilman Thomas Murphy that the flooding was caused by an 'act of God.'
Michigan is among 16 states named by an environmental group as "most likely" to experience serious flooding and other problems over the next several decades.
Another soggy morning is drying out ... making way for a hot, dry weekend.
Waterlogged roads once again causing big flooding problems for morning drivers, for the second day in a row.
Overnight downpours have flash flood warnings in effect for parts of metro Detroit Thursday morning, with showers and thunderstorms expected to remain through the day.
One neighborhood near downtown Lansing is more like a lake, Thursday, after feet of water flooded the streets.
Congress is trying to restore new fiscal life to a four-decade-old federal flood insurance program that was nearly sunk by Katrina and other 2005 hurricanes.
Extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring is expected to result in the largest Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" on record, according to a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist and his colleagues.
A packed house at Livonia City Hall Thursday night, as residents demand answers following last week's rains that left several hundred basements flooded.
Hundreds of angry residents are expected to turn out to a forum in Livonia for the hundreds of homes and businesses that suffered flooding last week. The city of Livonia is holding the forum Thursday night at the Livonia City Hall auditorium.
Damaging wind in excess of 60 miles per hour and one-inch in diameter hail are possible Sunday. Forecasters say tornadoes are also possible with the strongest storms.
A local company is already having a busy summer season after heavy storms left parts of Metro Detroit under water.
With about one thousand flooded basements in Livonia, Mayor Jack Kirksey says they're trying to help senior citizens who may not be able to carry damaged items out of the house.
Highland Park Mayor Hubert Yopp says the city has swung into action to help flooded families, including one dealing with a medical emergency.
Heavy rain means serious flooding for many Metro Detroit communities, with many residents experiencing roadways under water, drenched basements and power outages.
If the start of barbecue season has you dreaming of an ear of Michigan-grown corn, you'll have to wait longer this year to sink your teeth into it.
City officials are calling it an "embankment failure." The railroad tracks that run parallel to Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor have buckled as a result of a mudslide.
Michigan doesn't officially have a "Redford River", but some residents in Redford Township say they found one outside their homes Thursday morning.
The phones have been ringing off the hook at companies that waterproof homes.
As yet another round of showers and thunderstorms pours through Metro Detroit, a flood watch has been issued for the area.
Birmingham-based Belfor Property Restoration is busier than ever with all of the property damage from the tornadoes and flooding in the south and the earthquake in Japan.
Following the morning's heavy rains, water over the road is causing problems for drivers in Waterford Township.
More soaking rains overnight with some area roads waterlogged in spots Thursday morning. Now, because of the rain, a flood advisory has been posted until noon Thursday
A lakeshore flood warning for those living along Lake Erie has now been cancelled.
