A woman died when her car became stranded in 3 feet of water in suburban Detroit, after heavy rain across southeastern Michigan left several roads impassable.
Fearing far more motorists could become stranded a day after a storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in some areas in and about Detroit, the state warned commuters against driving in impacted places Tuesday morning.
Warren Mayor James Fouts stated roughly 1,000 cars had been abandoned in floodwaters in the suburb where many roads have been closed following 5.2 inches of rain fell Monday. He mentioned he was searching for state assist for residents dealing with the “overwhelming” and “catastrophic” flooding.
Fouts stated a lady apparently died of cardiac arrest when her car got stuck in floods. He did not name the woman or say when she died.
The Associated Press left a message for Fouts searching for a lot more data.
National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Thompson stated the rainfall peaked in suburban Detroit at 6.25 inches. He mentioned 4.57 inches fell at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, breaking the earlier record for Aug. 11 at the airport of 2.06 inches in 1964.
“The Detroit metro region … had a extended period of rainfall and there had been some embedded thunderstorms that enhanced the rainfall rates,” Thompson said.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms had been expected, with about 1/4-inch much more of rain forecast.
Portions of Interstates 75, 94, 696 and the Lodge and Southfield freeways have been closed Tuesday morning. Other roadways remained below water, whilst mud, debris and autos blocked traffic elsewhere. Motorists were stranded on flooded roads in the Flint area.
Michigan State Police troopers assisted stranded motorists and cleared abandoned cars. The state Department of Transportation assessed damage to roadways and used front-end loaders Tuesday morning to clear mud from some freeways.
Lt. Michael Shaw mentioned a dive group was checking Interstate 94 at Michigan Avenue and planned to check the interchange for interstates 696 and 275. He stated there had been no reports of men and women missing in the floods, but that police wanted to be positive.
Gov. Rick Snyder, who was in the Upper Peninsula on Tuesday morning, mentioned additional state troopers, road crews and other sources would help in the recovery and cleanup. He planned to survey the impacted location by plane Tuesday.
“We’ve taken a dramatic series of actions,” Snyder told WWJ-AM.
In the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, the Detroit Zoo was closed right after heavy rains and flooding damaged facilities and equipment, including the Arctic Ring of Life exhibit that homes polar bears, seals and arctic foxes.
“All animals are safe and there are no concerns with animal welfare at this time,” the zoo stated in a statement.
Auto Manufacturing Impacted
The record-setting rainfall slowed vehicle production and closed some facilities, automakers said.
Common Motors closed its Tech Center in the Detroit suburb of Warren on Tuesday since of flood harm. The business told the 19,000 engineers, designers and other people who function at the 330-acre campus to remain house even though facilities are cleaned.
GM spokesman Bill Grotz mentioned the flooding didn’t appear to result in extreme damage to the historic campus, which was developed in the early 1950s by architect Eero Saarinen.
GM said production at regional plants wasn’t impacted. But flooding did result in slowdowns at Detroit’s other 2 automakers.
4 Chrysler plants — which includes one particular in Detroit and 3 in the suburbs of Warren and Sterling Heights — had been flooded.
The company halted operations at its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant at 9 p.m. Monday night. Chrysler said road closings triggered by flooding have slowed deliveries and triggered higher absenteeism.
3 other Chrysler plants were operating Tuesday morning, but at a slow price.
Ford also slowed production Monday at 4 suburban Detroit plants in Dearborn, Wayne and Sterling Heights. Assembly plants in Chicago and Louisville, Kentucky, were also impacted since of flooding at Michigan-based suppliers.
Ford mentioned all of its plants were running normally Tuesday morning.
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Serious Floods Overwhelm Detroit Location Slow Vehicle Production
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