--- description: Historic flooding in Motor City contributed to at least 1 death and left tens of thousands without power, with more rain expected. title: Detroit Flooding Leaves 1 Dead, Forces Major Road Closures image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31a5c218fe111397/69869f40d0b6f230fa305a8e/detroit-flooding-highway-michigan-04.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Heavy Flooding in Detroit Leaves 1 Dead, Tens of Thousands Without Power by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2014 7:16 PM CUT  Cars are stranded along a flooded stretch of Interstate 696 at the Warren, Mich., city limits on Aug. 12, 2014\. Police divers are searching for anyone trapped in their vehicles. Warren Mayor James Fouts said roughly 1,000 vehicles had been abandoned in floodwaters. Cars are stranded along a flooded stretch of Interstate 696 at the Warren, Mich., city limits on Aug. 12, 2014\. Police divers are searching for anyone trapped in their vehicles. Warren Mayor James Fouts said roughly 1,000 vehicles had been abandoned in floodwaters.David Coates—AP by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2014 7:16 PM CUT  Cars are stranded along a flooded stretch of I-696 at the Warren, Mich. city limits on Aug. 12, 2014\. Police divers are searching for anyone trapped in their vehicles. Warren Mayor James Fouts said roughly 1,000 vehicles had been abandoned in floodwaters. David Coates—AP  The west service drive of I-75 is washed out under the roadway in Madison Heights, Mich. on Aug. 12, 2014\. Fearing more motorists could become stranded a day after a storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in some places in and around Detroit, the state warned commuters against driving in affected areas Tuesday morning. Charles V. Tines—AP  Joe Snyder, of Warren, Mich., walks through the flooded streets of Detroit on Aug. 11, 2014\. Fearing more motorists could become stranded a day after a storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in some places in and around Detroit, the state warned commuters against driving in affected areas Tuesday morning. David Guralnick—AP  Cars are stranded along a flooded stretch of Interstate 696 at the Warren, Mich., city limits on Aug. 12, 2014\. Police divers are searching for anyone trapped in their vehicles. Warren Mayor James Fouts said roughly 1,000 vehicles had been abandoned in floodwaters. David Coates—AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3104438/detroit-flooding/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3104438/detroit-flooding/"},"headline":"Heavy Flooding in Detroit Leaves 1 Dead, Tens of Thousands Without Power","datePublished":"2014-08-12T19:16:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:54.854Z","description":"Historic flooding in Motor City contributed to at least 1 death and knocked out power grids, with more rain expected","url":"https://time.com/3104438/detroit-flooding/","keywords":["weather","Detroit","Michigan","Flood"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31a5c218fe111397/69869f40d0b6f230fa305a8e/detroit-flooding-highway-michigan-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31a5c218fe111397/69869f40d0b6f230fa305a8e/detroit-flooding-highway-michigan-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"APTOPIX Flooding Michigan","caption":"APTOPIX Flooding Michigan","creditText":"David Coates—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3104438/detroit-flooding/","name":"Heavy Flooding in Detroit Leaves 1 Dead, Tens of Thousands Without Power"}}]}] ```