Lower Michigan is under water, basically. It's total mayhem. The lucky few of us who didn't get stuck on the way home from work are probably all shaking like a leaf.
Personally, with the exception of the Japanese quake, I've never experienced anything like this. Even then, I was only present for the aftermath.
It's hard to explain why this wasn't just driving in heavy rain. Okay, imagine you can't see the road ahead of you, even with your wipers on "high". It's 5pm, but super dark. You only know that you're about to run through yet another flood because the cars in front of you start floating around. If you have a low undercarriage (I do), engine stalling is of particular concern. Every expressway - 5 or 6? - is closed due to flooding (I've never witnessed more than one expressway closed, temporarily, because of an accident). You live 2 blocks from a rising lake, so you have to follow the trail of cars driving over neighbors' lawns to avoid floating away. I got stuck twice. My brakes kept failing because they're wet. Crazy!
Thousands of basements flooded. Medical centers are closed. The national guard is being requested. The forecast calls more heavy rain for the rest of the week.
This post reads like the trailer for "Day After Tomorrow". lol
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