Detroit flooding

The floodwaters have receded from Jefferson Chalmers for now, but evidence of the neighborhood’s recent crisis is hard to miss:Dried algae on the…

Water levels continue to rise in lakes and rivers across the region – including the Detroit River.The Windsor Port Authority told the Windsor Star that…

The city of Detroit has promised to step up its response to persistent flooding in the Jefferson Chalmers area, but some residents think it’s too little,…

After more than 3.5 inches of rain fell across the region this past week, prompting Governor Gretchen Whitmer to declare a state of emergency in Wayne…

Detroit’s historic Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood faces a persistent flooding threat until early summer—and the city is calling for volunteer help in an…

How can cities reduce flooding caused by increasingly intense rain storms?More often, it's flooding in areas not known for a lot of flooding in the past.…

The Michigan Department of Transportation says it’s prepared to handle the threat of freeway flooding in metro Detroit.Many of metro Detroit’s freeways…

Detroit is once again dealing with flash floods after an intense rainfall Thursday.Infrastructure issues are a big part of why the area has experienced…

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department says 22,000 owners of surface parking lots and other parcels covered in impervious materials like concrete need…

Detroit-area residents are getting a reported $246 million in federal recovery money after the August floods.FEMA has approved $141 million in grants,…