(WWJ) – A line of severe storms swept across Southeast Michigan Monday evening, knocking out power to around 260,000 DTE Energy customers across the region.
There were reports of downed trees and power lines, all across Metro Detroit. There was even a “Gustnado” in Macomb County. As of 6 p.m. Tuesday – nearly a full day after the storms rolled through – there were still just under a quarter-million customers in the dark across the area, according to the DTE outage map. Many people will remain offline through the rest of the day, and some people may have to wait even longer.
With wind gusts creeping into the 70 mph range during Monday’s storms, it’s no surprise that power lines came down all over the area. But can more be done to prevent downed power lines? On a new Daily J, WWJ’s Zach Clark tries to find out what’s behind the blackouts that seem to plague Metro Detroit every time we get a big storm.
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DTE officials are urging the public to stay at least 20 feet away from downed power lines in the wake of Monday's storms. Anyone who sees a downed wire should report it to DTE through their website or app.
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