Crews working to restore power to over 70,000 in Michigan after storms
Summary
Severe storms caused three tornadoes in Southeast Michigan, damaging homes, buildings, and power lines. About 75,961 people remain without electricity while crews work to restore power after outages affecting around 450,000 customers.Key Facts
- Three tornadoes hit Southeast Michigan, including an EF-0 in Lincoln Park and an EF-2 in Detroit.
- Winds reached speeds up to 70 mph, uprooting trees and damaging parks and buildings.
- New Liberty Baptist Church in Detroit had power outages but suffered little building damage.
- The storms caused one of the most severe weather-related damages in the area’s recent history.
- About 450,000 customers lost power since the storms began Wednesday; around 76,000 remain without power as of Saturday evening.
- DTE Energy deployed around 4,000 workers to restore electricity.
- DTE advises people to be cautious during cleanup and to use generators outdoors to avoid danger.
- The utility company aims to restore power to roughly 90-92% of customers by Saturday night.
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