RAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Consumers Energy says it likely won’t be until as late as 11:30 p.m. Sunday that power will be restored to the everyone who lost service during deadly storms early Friday morning.
A Grand Haven man was killed when a tree fell on his home, authorities said.
More than 150,000 homes and businesses throughout Michigan lost power during the fast-moving storms, which packed winds of up to 91 mph, heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Many people woke up to numerous trees and wires down throughout West Michigan, leading to multiple road closures.
The outages forces at least a dozen schools, businesses and organizations to close Friday morning, including the Norton Shores Police Department. The agency said its road patrols were still working.
As of 10 a.m. Friday, 149,076 Consumers Energy customers in Michigan were without power, according to thecompany’s outage map. The majority of those outages were in West Michigan.
- Allegan County: 4,727 outages
- Barry County: 11,337 outages
- Calhoun County: 1,127 outages
- Ionia County: 115 outages
- Kalamazoo County: 335 outages
- Kent County: 57,436 outages
- Muskegon County: 7,382 outages
- Ottawa County: 32,847 outages
Kent County appeared to have the most outages, with more than 50,000 customers without power Friday morning. County officials said crews are working to remove large trees from roads.
Residents in the Alto area, East Grand Rapids, Kentwood and Wyoming all reported significant damage and downed trees. However, Kent County officials say there are no reported injuries there so far.
Consumers Energy says its crews are working around the clock to restore power.
If you encounter a downed power line, Consumers Energy advises you to stay at least 25 feet away, call 911 and Consumers Energy at 800.477.5050.
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