Detroit Evening Report: Heavy rain causes trouble for commuters in metro Detroit

Detroiters had to deal with an ugly commute Wednesday morning, with heavy overnight rain leading to street flooding in many areas around the city.  

The National Weather Service reports that the city received roughly two inches of rain on Tuesday, flooding parts of the Lodge Freeway near Seven Mile Road and closing down sections of Interstate 94 due to flooding.

DTE’s outage map reported minor scattered problems throughout the city late on Wednesday, with the largest outage encompassing about 300 homes south of Grand River and east of the Southfield Freeway. 

The Weather Service reports there is a chance of thunderstorms through the early
afternoon. Isolated strong storms may be capable of wind gusts above 40 mph, hail in excess of a half inch and heavy downpours.

No hazardous weather is expected in the metro Detroit area the rest of the week.

Other headlines for Wednesday, July 24, 2024:

• The Ford Foundation has announced its search for a new board president after current president Darren Walker has shared his plans to step down from the foundation by the end of 2025.
• General Motors is reporting net earnings of $2.9 billion for the second quarter of the year — up 14% from the same period in 2023. 
• Federal regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines following last week’s global IT outage that continues to impact airports and airline passengers in Detroit and beyond.
• The MGM Grand Casino is celebrating its 25th anniversary anniversary this month.
• Today is Detroit’s 323rd birthday. The city was founded on this date back in 1701, when Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac stepped foot on land near where Hart Plaza stands today. Ride the Giant Slide on Belle Isle, have a bag of Better Made Chips and some Faygo to celebrate! 

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