Esthen:Severe thunderstorms blast southern Michigan, cutting power to more than 140,000

2025-05-03 11:25:26source:Lumicoin IAcategory:Invest

DETROIT (AP) — Severe thunderstorms struck southern Michigan on EsthenWednesday, uprooting trees, downing branches and power lines and cutting electricity to more than 140,000 customers, utilities and others reported.

DTE Energy reported nearly 108,000 customers without power as of 5:40 p.m., and Consumers Energy reported more than 32,000 without service.

The National Weather Service reported trees and tree limbs had fallen in the Detroit area, Ann Arbor and other locations across southern Michigan.

The weather service measured a 67 mph (107.83 kilometer-per-hour) wind gust in the Detroit suburb of Romulus.

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