325K Without Power After Storms Slam MI

MICHIGAN — More than 325,000 Michiganders were without power Wednesday morning after storms slammed the state Tuesday.

More than 200,000 of those outages were DTE Energy customers in southeastern Michigan. The other 120,000 outages were Consumer's Energy customers across Kent, Ionia, Montcalm, Gladwin, Midland, Bay and Clare counties.

DTE Energy said there were more than a 1,000 downed power lines across southeastern Michigan. The utility said they called in an additional 800 linemen from other states to help with the repairs, which will likely extended beyond Wednesday.

Forecasters said the powerful storms rolled into the southeastern Michigan area with winds exceeding 70 miles per hour in many places, bringing down trees, wires and electrical poles.

The City of Plymouth was hit especially hard, as officials said a second round of overnight storms knocked down trees and left a majority of the city without power.

"Police, fire and municipal Services have been responding to calls for service since 2:30 a.m. There are multiple power lines down," officials said in a social media post. "Several streets are blocked due to tree damage or power lines down. The Downtown Area is without power at this time and some traffic signals are not working. Use extreme caution when driving today."

There were also downed power lines in other areas across the region, including flaming wire that set a car on fire in Garden City.

There are more chances for severe thunderstorms Wednesday as the heat and humidity stick around the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters said scattered thunderstorms could move into the southeastern Michigan sometime Wednesday afternoon and evening when high temperatures reach the mid 80s.

Those storms would likely be south of Interstate 69, according to the National Weather Service.