WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Between an inch and 4 inches of rain fell on the Detroit area as of Wednesday morning during the latest batch of wet weather to roll through parts of Michigan and other Midwestern states.

The long duration of the storm, however, allowed rainfall runoff to enter storm drains, rivers and streams more slowly starting Tuesday afternoon, which helped the area avoid levels of flooding that submerged thousands of basements, dozens of streets and even freeways this summer.

“In most of the heavy rain events we had earlier this year, 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred over a few hours,” said Trent Frey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oakland County’s White Lake Township. The most recent rain, he said, occurred over about 12 hours.

Frey said about 3 1/2 inches of rain was reported southeast of Ann Arbor, while 3.4 inches fell near Armada in northern Macomb County. Another 1 to 1 1/2 inches could fall on the area throughout Wednesday as the rain, for the most part, appeared to have tapered off, he added.

Basement drains in parts of Detroit and the first ring of suburbs backed up with water and sewage in late June when more than 6 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. Dozens of cars and even trucks became stranded as rainwater overwhelmed pumps and drains on freeways.