Thousands of Consumers Energy customers without power along lakeshore - WWMT-TV
Thousands of Consumers Energy customers without power along lakeshore | WWMT
Up to 6" of heavy, wet snow in Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties. Slippery roads are possible with wind chills in the 20s.
WEST MICHIGAN — Heavy snow, up to six inches in some areas, shut off the lights for thousands of Consumers Energy customers mostly along Lake Michigan.
Areas in Muskegon, stretching to Holland, were reported to be in an outage, as of 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Consumers Energy outage map.
Between Muskegon and Ottawa Counties, 35,000 customers lost power due to the weather, according to Consumers Energy. Crews are working to restore power.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect on Halloween in Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon and Ottawa Counties.
Slippery roads are possible through 12 a.m. Wednesday with wind chills in the 20s and heavy, wet snow forecasted.
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