Floods fill tunnels leading to Detroit airport, force water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas
Heavy rains across the United States have flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, closed a busy airport terminal outside Detroit for a few hours and covered the Las Vegas Strip with water.
Metro Detroit weather: Nice and sunny fall day with highs in the low 70s
Detroit Metropolitan Airport officially reached a high of 71 degrees (21.5 degrees Celsius), which broke our old November 7th record of 70 degrees (21 degrees Celsius), set 104 years ago way back in 1916. Mostly sunny and warm once again on Monday, with highs in the low 70s (22 degrees Celsius). We likely wonโt break Mondayโs record high of 75 degrees (24 degrees Celsius), set in 1999. Temperatures will initially drop into the mid 50s (13 degrees Celsius) and hold steady, then perhaps slip into the upper 40s (9 degrees Celsius) by dawn. Thursday through Saturday all look dry, with varying amounts of sunshine and highs generally in the low 50s (11 degrees Celsius).
Wayne County Airport Authority announces layoffs, separations at Detroit Metro Airport after financial hit from COVID-19 pandemic
WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. In a letter to employees, Wayne County Airport Authority officials announced that they would be making layoffs and separations due to the financial hit from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read a portion of the letter below:Dear Team,As you know, the Wayne County Airport Authoritys finances have suffered due to the pandemic. The continued loss of revenue is taking a toll on Detroit Metropolitan Airport due to the drastic decline in air travelers. A decline in air travelers means a decline in revenue. Despite our best efforts to offset our dramatic revenue losses to avoid staff reductions, the Senior Leadership Team has determined layoffs and separations are unavoidable.
Passengers on flight from Tokyo to Detroit screened for coronavirus
ROMULUS, Mich. โ Passengers on a flight from Tokyo to Detroit were screened for coronavirus Friday afternoon. An official from Delta told Local 4 the airline is aware that passengers were screened. Lisa Gass with Detroit Metropolitan Airport says the airport is not aware of any possible coronavirus cases. As of Friday the fifth possible case of the deadly disease in Michigan was being investigated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Four other possible cases in Washtenaw and Wayne counties came back negative.
32 years ago: Northwest Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metro Airport
On August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 crashed shortly after taking off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing 156 people. See more about Flight 255 crash:The plane hit lampposts and a rental-car office. As of 2014, Northwest, now owned by Delta, continues the retirement of 255 as a flight number. You can check out the full NTSB report below:The Victims of the CrashThe flight crew and all but one passenger were killed instantly. WATCH: 1988 WDIV Special Report on Flight 255 with Mort CrimmMore than 30 of the passengers were under the age of 25; two 12-year-olds were unaccompanied minors.