(WWJ) Cleanup and repairs are ongoing after the latest round of severe weather moved through Michigan.
DTE is reporting more than 37,000 customers are still without power this afternoon. That’s down from the nearly 87,000 homes and businesses who were in the dark as of 10 p.m. Tuesday night.
Oakland and Livingston counties were hit the hardest in metro Detroit, with the largest area stretching from Rochester and Pontiac out to Brighton.
Thousands were also knocked off the grid in other parts of northern Oakland County including Keego Harbor, Milford and Union Lake; and South Lyon and Wayne.
Meanwhile, over 34,000 Consumers Energy customers were without power Wednesday afternoon; the majority of which are in the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas.
Dozens of pockets of smaller outages were scattered across the metro Detroit area in multiple locations including: several downriver communities, Livonia, Westland, Warren, Farmington Hills, Oak Park, Southfield, St. Clair Shores and the Grosse Pointes.
DTE has its full force in the field making repairs and assessing damage; more than 400 linemen from other parts of the state and country on their way to help with restoration efforts.
“With many kids back in school, it’s important to remind them to stay safe by looking up to see what’s down,” DTE said in a storm alert posted on their website. “Downed lines may be hidden by storms debris, so be careful as you head outside after the severe weather. Stay at least a bus length away from downed power lines and don’t touch anything they may be in contact with—always consider them live and dangerous.”
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