Michigan power outage tracker: Over 127,000 customers left in the dark - USA TODAY
Michigan power outage tracker: Over 127,000 customers left in the dark
Michigan power outage tracker: Over 127,000 customers left without electricity
Anthony Robledo
Thunderstorms sweeping Michigan have left 127,000 homes and businesses without power Wednesday with more unreported outages possible.
Power companies say they are working to repair electricity as soon as possible including Consumers Energy, which said they were prepared for the damaging winds, storms and extreme heat. The utility provider reported nearly 33,000 customer outages while DTE Energy, which serves metro Detroit residents, reported about 94,000.
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The Detroit Metropolitan Area remains under a severe storm watch until 7 p.m. Wednesday, with flooding reported in some areas of Muskegon, Michigan.
On Thursday, the state will grapple with brutal heat due to a combination of temperatures in the 90s and humidity, to make it feel it's almost 100 degrees,
The National Weather Service also issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of lower Michigan as well as northern Indiana and northern Ohio until 10 PM EDT.
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