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Overnight downpours leave streets flooded in Dearborn Heights

Dearborn Heights residents wake up to more flooded streets

Flooding from storms on Dec. 11, 2021, in Dearborn Heights. (WDIV)

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Some streets in Dearborn Heights flooded overnight due to heavy downpours that moved through Southeast Michigan.

Residents in the area of Lehigh and Vassar streets have dealt with several major flooding events over the past six months. On Saturday morning (Dec. 11), they woke up to a half-foot of water in the roadway.

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Flooding from storms on Dec. 11, 2021, in Dearborn Heights. (WDIV)
Flooding from storms on Dec. 11, 2021, in Dearborn Heights. (WDIV)
Flooding from storms on Dec. 11, 2021, in Dearborn Heights. (WDIV)
Flooding from storms on Dec. 11, 2021, in Dearborn Heights. (WDIV)
Flooding from storms on Dec. 11, 2021, in Dearborn Heights. (WDIV)

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