Governor Whitmer declares state of emergency in Wayne County as floods devastate metro Detroit On Saturday, June 26, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Wayne County following widespread flooding in the region after overnight storms knocked out power throughout southeastern Michigan. Power outages impacted over 30,000 DTE Energy customers Saturday, just five days after another storm had caused 60,000 outages in the region. Map of power outages in southeastern Michigan on Saturday night. Source: DTE Energy Freeway pump failure cited as cause of flood According to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), at least 28 freeway pump stations either had communications problems as a direct result of the power outages or experienced mechanical issues due to the heavy downpour Friday night. The pump failures caused massive flooding on major freeways in the metro Detroit area, including busy commuter routes like the John C. Lodge and Southfield freeways, as well as Interstate 94, which connects Detroit to Chicago.