About 40% of homes and commercial properties in Dearborn were flooded or had sewer backups in their basement as a result of the storm, city officials said. And reports are still coming in. Warren reports about one-third of homes affected, and about 50 percent of Ferndale's homes were flooded, according toFerndale Mayor Dave Coulter's Facebook page.
In cities near I-75 and I-696 , among other flood-affected areas, curbs are littered with trash bags, carpeting and countless odds and ends pulled from basements. The tri-county area was declared a disaster area by Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday....
...Dearborn got hit with 6 inches of rain on Monday, the second-highest amount among all cities in metro Detroit , according to the National Weather Service . Earlier this week, more than 75% of "Dearborn's roads, including state, local and county roads and main arteries were flooded and impassable," the city said in a statement.
City Hall has been "extensively damaged" by flooding. And more than 85 cars were towed out of floodwaters....
