Severe flooding here in Michigan

[Ellie May]

Our storm drains can't keep up with this week's rain. Hundreds of people are stranded at different locations in metro Detroit. Cars are sitting in several feet of water. A friend had to swim to an embankment to be rescued by a friend. We are fine, but a lot of YTs live in this area. I'm sure they would appreciate thoughts and prayers as they try to remove water from their basements on an attempt to save their things.

Detroit Flooding: Ford, Lodge, Chrysler, Southfield Freeways and I-696 Underwater After Historic Rainfall Event - weather.com

Warren Mayor Fouts may call in National Guard following record-setting rainfall

This one has a photo gallery:
Drivers urged to stay off Metro Detroit Freeway System because of flooding - WXYZ.com

[matese]

Keeping all of Detroit in my prayers that everyone is safe.

[TeresaM]

Just awful. Will be keeping Detroit in my prayers. I sure wish you could send some of that water to Texas. We've been having such a long drought.

[MauiGirl]

Sending prayers to you and all those in the area. There sure are some weird storms this year, too bad all the rain hits one area and leaves others so dry.

Stay safe, and update us whenever you can.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Praying you and everyone stays dry and safe until this all ends. You take care, Crystal.

In no small part thanks to you, my Tibbe is doing very well with his MVD on his hepatic diet and I'll never be able to thank you enough for helping us get him diagnosed and treated. But I've been meaning to write and ask you how little Ellie May is doing. I think about her so often.

[Ellie May]

Ellie is good.

Of course it is storming again.
‘We’re Worried’ Hackel Says, With Clinton River At Record-High Level And Rising CBS Detroit

[Maximo]

Crystal, I'm glad you and your home are safe. Praying for other YT'ers in the area.

The pictures and videos are incredible! So much damage.

[DBlain]

we are OK in the Waterford area but boy did it rain hard again today, the photos on the news are so sad, this has been the heaviest rainfall in metro Detroit in like 100 yrs.

My husband was sent home from work today, he works in Flint for GM and they could not use their computers because the servers are in Warren in the basements of the Tech Center and some of them are underwater. Hopefully they will be able to work tomorrow. Typical of GM none of the management could give them any type of hot line number to call before driving in tomorrow, you would think they would have systems in place in case of emergencies, so if they drive in and can't work GM still has to pay them for at least 4 hours, and you wonder why big companies have problems.......

[Maximo]

Donna, hHappy to hear you are okay too. Can't believe GM doesn't have any means to notify employees of office closures.

[mimimomo]

Watching the 3rd link w/photos & videos..."Clifford has sunk!" how cwazzie is that? Some people are so brave, driving through all that water...
Mother Nature can cause so much damage! Hope it doesn't get worse, stay safe!

[Ellie May]

In one area on the highway by an underpass it was measured at 14 feet. The highway walls are holding the water on the road. Divers have been sent to swim over the highways and check for people.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Good grief! What a horrible time everyone up there is going through! Divers swimming over the highways to check for people!!! I'm so glad, Crystal and Donna, ya'll are still safe. Keep us updated and the prayers continue.

I'm so glad to hear little Ellie is good! Please stay safe!

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

In one area on the highway by an underpass it was measured at 14 feet. The highway walls are holding the water on the road. Divers have been sent to swim over the highways and check for people.

Awful. So much devastation.

[DBlain]

well the rain left here and travelled to NY long Island area, they got even more rain, something like 14" my sister's rental home flooded in the basement as fast as they were pumping it out it was still coming in. and this is the area where people are still recovering from Sandy

[lisaly]

Originally Posted by DBlain

well the rain left here and travelled to NY long Island area, they got even more rain, something like 14" my sister's rental home flooded in the basement as fast as they were pumping it out it was still coming in. and this is the area where people are still recovering from Sandy

The rain was 14" in just two hours. My house does not have a basement, and several rooms downstairs were covered with water because of the rains. Water came in my sunken living room once last year after doing repairs from Sandy, but otherwise we've never had water in the house in the over twenty years we have lived here. That was the morning. In the evening, Katie and I got caught in torrential rains while walking. I'm sure she can outrun me, but I picked her up and ran home. We were both completely soaked. Despite that, we're lucky compared to what I see in Detroit. I pray everyone is safe.