Flood Warning for Macomb, MI; Oakland, MI; Wayne, MI
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What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. Where: Southwestern Macomb County in southeastern Michigan... Southern Oakland County in southeastern Michigan... Northern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... When: Until 530 AM EDT.
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Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southwestern Macomb County in southeastern Michigan... Southern Oakland County in southeastern Michigan... Northern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... * WHEN...Until 530 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1223 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall shifting out of southern Oakland and Macomb counties and continuing over northern Wayne county. Radar estimates indicate from 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are likely across northern Wayne county. The warning may end early for southern Oakland and Macomb counties. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Warren, Livonia, Troy, Southfield, St. Clair Shores, Pontiac, Novi, Milford, Grosse Pointe, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Northville, Clinton Township, Detroit Zoo, West Bloomfield and Belle Isle. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued September 3 at 12:25AM EDT until September 3 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
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Flood Warning issued September 2 at 11:27PM EDT until September 3 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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