Flood Warning in Effect for Rouge, Lower Rouge Areas

Forty-something degree weather may be a nice change from temperatures in the teens, but it's also causing snow to melt rapidly.

That, coupled with heavy rainfall over a short period of time on Friday and Saturday, has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning "from now until further notice," according to the weather service.

The warning predicts the chance of dense fog through Saturday morning.

The warning covers areas around the Rouge, the Lower Rouge and Clinton rivers, which are likely to rise above the flood stage on Saturday and remain at higher-than-usual levels on Sunday.

The Mill Creek in Dexter is also expected to see rising water levels topping off at 12 feet by 11 p.m. Saturday.

"Widespread rainfall is expected overnight and into Saturday and may be heavy at times," according to the NWS warning on Friday.

At 9 p.m. Friday, the Lower Rouge River in Inkster and Dearborn was a 4.6 feet and rising. The flood stage is at 10 feet, according to the weather service, which predicts the river to get as high as 12.4 feet by Saturday night.

The last time the Lower Rouge got this high was in June 2010 when the river crest at 12.5 feet.

Rain is likely before noon on Saturday, followed by rain and snow with some thunder possible, according to the weather service. The temperature is likely to fall to about 36 degrees by 5 p.m.

By Saturday evening, the rain will turn to snow and the temperature will drop to around 24 degrees, according to the NWS. Snow accumulation may total two inches by the evening.

On Sunday, snow showers are likely mainly before 7 a.m. Otherwise mostly sunny skies are expected with a high temperature near 35 degrees.