Severe Michigan storms leave thousands without power
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Perilous Times and Climate Change
Severe Michigan storms leave thousands without power
By CECIL ANGEL
A fierce storm rolled into metro Detroit tonight with winds whipping up to 60 m.p.h. that knocked down trees, tore down power lines and in some areas rained hail that shattered windows.
DTE Energy spokesman John Austerberry said that as of 9:41 p.m., there were 9,000 outages largely in the Northville and Plymouth area. “We are getting crews out now,” he said.
The high winds knocked down trees which have fallen on power lines, he said. Austerberry said residents should be careful around downed wires and to report them to DTE at 800-477-4747.
Meteorologist Rachel Kulik at the National Weather Service in White Lake Township said the worst of the storm has passed. “This looks like it’s about it,” she said.
In the storm's aftermath, reports told of flooding on freeways, downed power lines and a tree on fire on Kress Street in Detroit.
Stretches of many freeways have flooding including eastbound I-75 near Grand River which is under 6 inches of water making it difficult for police to work an accident and on the Southfield where flooding is causing backups in the north- and southbound lanes at Fitzpatrick with water pouring over the freeway walls.
Traffic and street lights were out about a mile stretch on East Jefferson just outside downtown Detroit.
Kulik said there was a report of hail that was up to 1-3/4 inches in diameter in Plymouth.
CMS Energy Corp. spokeswoman Barb Mitzel said about 2,500 customers in Ingham County and 800 in Jackson County were dealing with power outages. Mitzel said fallen trees and wires have been reported throughout the Lansing area.
Lansing Board of Water & Light told the Lansing State Journal this evening that 3,000 have lost power in the city.
Severe Michigan storms leave thousands without power
By CECIL ANGEL
A fierce storm rolled into metro Detroit tonight with winds whipping up to 60 m.p.h. that knocked down trees, tore down power lines and in some areas rained hail that shattered windows.
DTE Energy spokesman John Austerberry said that as of 9:41 p.m., there were 9,000 outages largely in the Northville and Plymouth area. “We are getting crews out now,” he said.
The high winds knocked down trees which have fallen on power lines, he said. Austerberry said residents should be careful around downed wires and to report them to DTE at 800-477-4747.
Meteorologist Rachel Kulik at the National Weather Service in White Lake Township said the worst of the storm has passed. “This looks like it’s about it,” she said.
In the storm's aftermath, reports told of flooding on freeways, downed power lines and a tree on fire on Kress Street in Detroit.
Stretches of many freeways have flooding including eastbound I-75 near Grand River which is under 6 inches of water making it difficult for police to work an accident and on the Southfield where flooding is causing backups in the north- and southbound lanes at Fitzpatrick with water pouring over the freeway walls.
Traffic and street lights were out about a mile stretch on East Jefferson just outside downtown Detroit.
Kulik said there was a report of hail that was up to 1-3/4 inches in diameter in Plymouth.
CMS Energy Corp. spokeswoman Barb Mitzel said about 2,500 customers in Ingham County and 800 in Jackson County were dealing with power outages. Mitzel said fallen trees and wires have been reported throughout the Lansing area.
Lansing Board of Water & Light told the Lansing State Journal this evening that 3,000 have lost power in the city.
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