Flood Watch until 08:00PM
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...GENESEE...LAPEER...LIVINGSTON...MACOMB...OAKLAND... SHIAWASSEE...ST. CLAIR...WASHTENAW AND WAYNE.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A GENERAL 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL OCCURRED FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION IN THE URBANIZED AREA OF WAYNE...OAKLAND...AND MACOMB COUNTIES. THIS RAINFALL LED TO SOME FLOODING IN THE URBANIZED AREAS OF METRO DETROIT. ONE TO INCHES FELL ELSEWHERE.
* RAIN WILL PERSIST ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH WITH SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN EARLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WITH ALREADY SATURATED SOILS...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MAKE THE REGION SUSCEPTIBLE TO MORE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GENESEE ... LAPEER ... LIVINGSTON ... MACOMB ... OAKLAND ... SHIAWASSEE ... ST. CLAIR ... WASHTENAW ... WAYNE
Address/Location
Dearborn Police Department
16099 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 313-943-2240
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP DEARBORNPD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch