80K Without Power In Detroit Area After Severe Storms

More than 80,000 DTE Energy customers in the Detroit area were still without power Monday morning after severe storms rolled through the area last Friday, according to the utility.

The outages were scattered across metro Detroit with most concentrated in Wayne County, according to the utility.

DTE plans to restore service to about 95 percent of impacted customers by the end of Monday, with some outages lasting until Tuesday or even into Wednesday.

The utility called in hundreds of crew members from 12 states and Canada over the weekend to help speed up restoration.

Nearly 400,000 people across Michigan lost power after the severe storms, which brought heavy downpours, large hail and winds reaching up to 60 miles per hour.

Many residents across the Detroit region reported downed trees, power lines and localized flooding.

DTE officials warned people to stay at least 25 feet from any downed power lines. They said you should always assume any downed power line is live and dangerous.

DTE and Consumers provide customers with bill credits for extended outages. For more information on DTE's program, click here. For more information on Consumers' program, click here.

You can see the DTE Energy outage map here.