Flood watch in effect for metro area until noon Tuesday
(WJBK) - The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for all of SE Michigan until noon Tuesday.
A Flood Warning is also in effect for Wayne, Macomb and southern Oakland counties until 10:45 a.m.
Heavy rains overnight brought flooding to parts of southeastern Michigan, closing portions of some Detroit-area freeways and leaving some streets impassable Tuesday.
The FOX 2 Weather Team says its the same system that's causing the terrible flooding in Louisiana .
At least seven people have been reported dead, and thousands of others are at shelters.
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