Major floods hit metro Detroit again
On Friday, just three weeks after record rainfall wreaked havoc on the metro Detroit area, more storms overwhelmed the region’s crumbling infrastructure. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Wayne County and neighboring Macomb County due to heavy rains.
One day after President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for Washtenaw and Wayne counties from the June 23–25 floods, scenes similar to the events of late June emerged on social media. They showed abandoned vehicles sitting in water on the sides of major freeways, stranded drivers awaiting emergency assistance and flooded basements with waist-high water.
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Severe storms led to major flooding in Metro Detroit in late June, and caused massive damage to homes and businesses in the region. There were also problems with two pumping stations on the city s east side: Freud and Conner Creek.
The Great Lakes Water Authority operates both of those stations. Now, GLWA s board of directors is conducting its own investigation, separate from management, into the issues with the two pumping stations.
According to GLWA CEO Sue McCormick, the power went out at the Freud station for reasons they have yet to determine. She says Freud has a generator, but was not equipped to provide power during the storm. Freud directs its overflow to Conner Creek, which was having its own issues, including losing power.
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