What can be done to prevent destructive floods in metro Detroit? Could local water pump problems be part of the cause for severe flooding across metro Detroit? and last updated 2021-06-28 20:39:12-04 DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) â You have seen the destructive power of this weekend's rains, leaving so many with damaged homes and cars. Why couldnât our infrastructure handle the weather and what is being done to fix it? MDOT tells 7 Action News much of the infrastructure in metro Detroit is designed to handle three inches of rain in 24 hours. In some areas, we got about twice that. It raises the question. Do we need to prepare to handle more rain?