(WWJ) -- Thousands of Metro Detroiters woke up without power -- and a lot of fallen trees -- Thursday morning.
DTE Energy says more than 25,000 homes and businesses in are without electricity after storms hit Wednesday afternoon and evening.
DTE Energy Regional Director of Operations, George Mundorff says winds topping 60 miles per hour caused the issues.
The major outages can be seen in Macomb County near I-94 and 24 Mile. Several people in Clinton Township, St. Clair Shores, Chesterfield, Southfield and Livonia are also without power. Outages can also be seen scattered across Oakland and Wayne counties.
Mundorff says crews are dealing with a lot of downed trees and power lines.
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And it's not just Metro Detroiters experiencing a lack of electricity -- residents in Northern and Western Michigan are going through it as well. Consumers Energy says crews are working to restore power to more than 50,000 homes and businesses. The hardest hit counties are Genesee, Jackson, Allegan, Barry, Calhoun and Kalamazoo.
It's unclear when all power will be restored, but most will be back on today and some will take until 9 a.m. Friday.
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