222K Without Power In Metro Detroit Due To Thunderstorms

METRO DETROIT — Over 222,000 DTE customers were without power in the metro Detroit area as severe thunderstorms roll through the area with wind gusts reaching 60 miles per hour, knocking down over 1,700 power lines.

The largest outages were reported in Livingston and northwest Oakland counties with thousands of people without power in areas around Brighton, Wixom and Commerce Township.

Thousands in the Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield areas were also in the dark. There are also widespread outages across other portions of central Oakland County that stretch into parts of Troy and Rochester Hills.

Power outages are also scattered throughout Wayne County with the largest outages in the Plymouth-Canton, Livonia and Westland areas. Numerous outages were also reported across Detroit.

Overall, nearly 11 percent of DTE Energy's service area was without power Monday night.

A severe thunderstorm watch was still in effect until 10 p.m. Monday night.