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Metro Detroit experiences more flooding after June rain caused issues
Metro Detroiters again dealt with flooding Friday, just weeks after severe flooding caused damage across the area.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Parts of I-94 were closed in Detroit on Friday. It is the second time the freeway has been closed due to flooding in less than a month.
As of 6 a.m. Saturday morning, all Detroit freeways, including I-94 are open, but stretches of I-94 were underwater for a period of time after heavy rainfall.
Check out the full forecast here.
Friday's weather follows June's rain event that led to President Joe Biden approving a disaster declaration for the state. That declaration, approved this week, unlocks federal funds that can be used for damage done by flooding as well as tornados that hit Michigan the same weekend.
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Viewer video shows flooding at I-94 and Oakwood
VIDEOS COURTESY OF ERIC MCCAUSLAND
Heavy rainfall on June 25 closed I-94 for days. One stretch on the eastbound side of the freeway was closed for a week.
Flooding on I-94 in Detroit after heavy rain in June 2021.
The flooding also forced closures on other Metro Detroit freeways, including I-96, Southfield Freeway, I-75, and the Lodge, but I-94's was the worst and remained closed long after the other roads reopened.
Read: Final stretch of I-94 reopens
Numerous homeowners also suffered damages to houses when their basements flooded.
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