Midland Tornado Threat Sparks Chaos as Outages Spike Across State!

MICHIGAN June Severe thunderstorms swept across southern Michigan the day before afternoon bringing torrential rain damaging winds and pockets of hail Power companies are now battling outages that have left tens of thousands of residents without electricity Midland Tornado Threat Sparks Chaos as Outages Spike Across State Storm Details State meteorologists had issued an enhanced severe storm warning level out of danger for areas including Lansing Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor The storms which carried wind gusts over mph and dumped up to inches of rain rolled through mid-afternoon into the evening with likely spin-up tornadoes shared in parts of Midland and Saginaw Power Outages Mount By late evening outages spiked Nearly Consumers Vigor customers in West Michigan were in the dark especially around Kalamazoo and Battle Creek DTE Ability published about customers without power in Metro Detroit Michigan crews from Consumers Capacity DTE and Indiana Michigan Power are working through the night to restore power estimated to be back in a multitude of areas by Thursday morning Heat Wave on the Horizon Following the storm Michigan swings into summer heat Saturday and Sunday will see highs in the s F with heat indexes pushing into the mid- s Residents should watch out for afternoon storms continuing through the weekend and stay cool and hydrated Why It Matters The storms and outages highlight Michigan s aging power grid which is already under pressure from climate-driven extremes Populace safety administrators urge vigilance around downed power lines and trees after dark calling outages a threat to vulnerable communities Utility firms are under growing demand to modernize infrastructure repairs tree trimming and smart grid upgrades are more essential than ever