(WWJ) - As if widespread storms that brought torrential downpours on Wednesday didn't soak the Metro Detroit area enough, meteorologists said residents should prepare for even more rain on Thursday.
The National Weather Service said a weak area of low pressure will bring another round of drenching showers and thunderstorms to areas already hit hard by storms that raced through Southeast Michigan less than 24 hours ago.
"Rainfall rates in excess of one inch per hour will be possible with shower and thunderstorm activity today," the NSW tweeted.
The heavy rainfall is expected to impact almost all of Southeast Michigan, as well as up into the Thumb and Tri-City areas between noon and 10 p.m.
A Flood Advisory was issued just before 4 p.m. for Macomb County after heavy showers moved through the area. Forecasters said 1.5 to 2.5 inches have fallen and flooding is a very real threat.
Richmond, Romeo, Armada and Memphis are cities that should watch for overflowing waters in poor drainage areas, experts said.
The advisory will expire at 4:45 p.m., but meteorologists warned moderate showers will continue over the next hour.
In addition to heavy rainfall, meteorologists said some forecasted storms will bring wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
The NSW listed the following counties that could be effected: Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe.
Wednesday's storms brought widespread flooding and wind damage to cities across Metro Detroit.
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As of 1 p.m., DTE was reporting 21,596 customers without power with almost 700 crews out in the field -- wind damage was listed as the main reason for the outages.
Flooding rain closed sections of major highways as water overflowed on the pavement. State police reported Wednesday night that all lanes of EB I-94 after I-696 due to a flooding and both directions of the I-75 freeway between 8 Mile and 12 Mile were closed due to excessive ponding.
"It only takes six inches of water to stall out your car or truck," MPS warned.
WWJ's Mike Campbell surveyed damaged from the storms Thursday morning, including a tree that crashed through the rood of a 1929s home on E. Outer Dr. near Warren Ave. in the East English Village neighborhood.
"It is not a small tree, it is a big tree," Campbell emphasized.
Campbell reported a boy and girl were sleeping in the 2nd floor room when the tree came crashing down. The boy was said to have been head in the head and complained of a headache.
Both children were taken to the hospital and are expected to be OK.
To learn more about flood preparedness and safety tips, please visit Michigan.gov/miready.
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