Municipal crews throughout Windsor and Essex County were swamped Thursday helping residents battle severe flooding after record rainfall hit the region.

Fire and police services in Windsor and Tecumseh asked residents to avoid driving on flooded roads and urged residents to avoid calling for service with non-life threatening issues.

Tecumseh fire officials say they responded to about 30 flood calls Thursday. They called in help from the Essex fire department in order to keep up with demand.

Rainfall levels were the highest on record for several areas, including Tecumseh where officials reported getting 150 millimetres.

"I've never seen anything that intense in the 35 years I've been in the region," said Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara. "This is unprecedented."

Windsor's 311 service centre was overwhelmed with calls about flooding issues. Officials asked the public to avoid using the service for non-flooding issues.

"Callers to 311 are asked to have patience as all lines are often busy," according to a news release issue by the city. "Operators are working hard to work through each call as quickly as possible and open up lines for new callers."

Windsor police have closed off a number of roads until water recedes and is asking residents to drive cautiously.

Other areas felt the rush of the flood as well with the Town of LaSalle shutting down all of its sports fields.