Metro Detroit flooding: Water remains, causing some issues on roads, freeways

DETROIT (FOX 2) - I-94 was flooded in both directions of the freeway, from Gratiot to Outer Drive in Detroit after heavy overnight rain Friday afternoon.

Much of Metro Detroit got around 2-3 inches of rain headed into Friday. A flash flood warning has been issued for Wayne and Macomb counties until 4 p.m. 

Earlier Friday morning some stretches of roads and freeways were completely underwater, while others have large puddles to be mindful of.

Flooding from early Friday morning left closures around Metro Detroit.

While FOX 2 was out on the streets Friday morning, we spotted numerous vehicles stuck in floodwaters and some being towed out. If you see water covering a road, do not drive through it. Turn around and find another route.

Off of the freeways, numerous surface streets are also flooded. Areas with high water included 12 Mile and Hoover in Warren, Northwestern Highway at 14 Mile in West Bloomfield, and multiple streets in St. Clair Shores, just to name a few.

The flooding on Hoover and Warren was cleared after being blocked for hours. At one point, the floodwaters reached about 3 feet high.

"It looked like a normal day, like I'm going to work, and then the car in front of me, I seen wings like an eagle, but it was water," Chris Smith said.

Smith got stuck in the water in Warren.

"I was trying to drive as slow as I can so the water wouldn't get in my car but it was too high," he said. "I hope I got a car still. That's the plan, see if it dries off."