JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Severe storm systems that rolled in several waves across many parts of Lower Michigan over the weekend have resulted in outages to Consumers Energy customers.
High winds, hail, heavy rain and lightning strikes brought down trees, limbs, power lines and caused equipment damage to parts of Consumers Energy’s electric system.
The hardest hit areas from Saturday’s storms are along the I-94 corridor from the western lakeshore through the mid-section of Michigan.
As of 4:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2nd, 14,000 customers were without electric service. Since the storm activity began, a total of 37,000 customers have been affected.
Hardest hit counties include Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Genesee, Kalamazoo, Lake, Mason, and Van Buren counties. While the majority of customers will be restored today, restoration may extend into Monday for areas with the most damage.
Residents are cautioned to be aware of the potential for downed electric lines and to stay at least 25 feet away from the downed wires and report them by calling 9-1-1 and Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050.
Consumers Energy customers can sign up to get outage alerts and restoration times sent to a phone, email or text message, Text ‘REG’ to 232273 or visit www.ConsumersEnergy.com/alerts.
Customers can also report an outage, check the status of an outage and get useful tips what to do after a storm by visiting www.ConsumersEnergy.com/OutageCenter.
