UPDATE: Over 132,000 Shoppers Power prospects in Michigan are with out energy as of 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 15. One other 11,000 Nice Lakes Power prospects don’t have any energy. Counties with important outages embrace Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa and Van Buren.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Almost 90,000 Shoppers Power prospects, primarily in West Michigan, are with out energy Tuesday, June 25, in a thunderstorm that’s bringing sturdy winds, rain and lightning to the state.
Many of the outages are in Kent (41,039), Muskegon (33,472), Kalamazoo (10,121) and Ottawa (8,235) counties.
“Crews might be working by way of the day at the moment to revive energy, specializing in assessing injury and restoring crucial prospects first. Lineworkers can work so long as 16 hours at a time, and work will proceed till energy is restored to everybody,” Shoppers mentioned in an announcement.
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Roads have been shut down in Muskegon County due to downed energy traces. Eastbound M-46 (Apple Avenue) between Moorland and Ravenna roads is closed due to downed wires.
Norton Shores police reported eastbound Seaway Drive at Hoyt Avenue is closed due to downed wires. Westbound Seaway Drive at Seminole Street has downed traces, too. Police urged warning at that intersection. Wellesley Drive is closed between Randall and Quainton roads due to a tree and energy traces throughout the highway.
A crash has closed northbound U.S. 31 after Riley-Thompson Street in Muskegon County.
At 7:20 a.m., the Nationwide Climate Service mentioned on X: “The excellent news is that the storms are progressively weakening, however they’re nonetheless extreme and could also be producing gusts to 60 mph. I-94 and I-69 corridors, you’re up subsequent!”
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Extreme thunderstorm warnings have been in impact for a lot of West Michigan. The climate service mentioned that the storm prompted widespread wind injury throughout Wisconsin, with 70-mph gusts, earlier than shifting to Michigan.
As of seven a.m., 89,879 Shoppers Power prospects have been with out energy. Different counties with outages embrace Allegan (1,535), Ionia, (1,192), and Oceana (1,696).