10K Without Power In Detroit Area; 150K Across MI After Storms

METRO DETROIT — More than 10,000 DTE Customers in the metro Detroit area lost power Tuesday morning after a line of powerful thunderstorms moved through the region, according to the utility.

The hardest hit Detroit areas were in Allen Park, Ann Arbor and Warren, according to the utility.

Those storms that rolled through metro Detroit were part of the same weather system that slammed western Michigan earlier Tuesday.

More than 150,000 Consumers Energy customers in the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Muskegon areas were without power Tuesday morning.

Forecasters warned residents in the Grand Rapids area to seek shelter as powerful wind guests reached up to 80 miles per hour, triggering tornado sirens in Kentwood, according to the National Weather Service.

The utility companies reminded people to stay away from downed wires and call 911 immediately.

More thunderstorms are expected across the western Michigan region in the evening hours, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters warned the storms can produce heavy downpours, large hail and damaging winds.

Most of southeastern Michigan was placed under a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) for severe storms throughout Tuesday.