DTE calls storm '10th most impactful' in 111 years; 350K without power

[alp227]

Last edited Sat Sep 6, 2014, 05:05 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Detroit Free Press

Calling Friday night’s damaging weather “one of the strongest storms to hit southeast Michigan this year, DTE Energy said 350,000 customers remain without power today.

About 375,000 DTE Energy customers lost electric service Friday night, the company said in a news release late this morning. Winds of 75 m.p.h. hit some areas while winds of 60-70 m.p.h. were found throughout the region.

“This is the 10th most impactful storm in the company’s 111-year history. DTE has enlisted the help of 600 linemen from utilities in Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Tennessee to assist the restoration effort,” the release said, noting that wind gusts had downed more than 2,000 power lines.

High winds also knocked over trees and left storm debris in streets and yards throughout metro Detroit.

Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/20140906/NEWS05/309060068/DTE-impactful-storm-outages

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Kalamazoo Gazette: 'No tornado' National Weather Service says, but 18,000 in Kalamazoo County still without power

Lansing State Journal: More than 12,000 without power after severe storms

The Oakland Press: 65K still without power in Oakland County, DTE estimates restoration by Monday

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, alp.

[Psephos]

4. These were thunderstorms. You sure you have the right thread? n/t

[busterbrown]

6. yea, I screwed this one ...bug time.. Thanks.

[Psephos]

8. lol I've done that before, too. n/t

[alp227]

5. Try this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014889822

[busterbrown]

7. Yep... A screw up... deleting now

thanks.

[Cal Carpenter]

3. Winds were crazy but somehow we lucked out

Both our house and our business (several miles apart in SE Michigan) still have power. A couple flickers here at the shop but it never went out. But in both locations, there are people within a stone's throw who are out of power and may not get it back until Monday or even later.

At our house I wouldn't be too worried to lose power - aside from the food in the fridge we can live with candles and lighting the stove with a match for a few days. But our business is pretty new and every day matters, so if we were out of power we'd be crunched... I feel so bad for the people who are really effected by this.

[AllyCat]

9. Hoping they get the power up soon. So explain again

Why we cannot bury power lines?

[llmart]

12. I'd be interested in an answer to that also.

Seems like the power goes out a lot and that with all the new technologies that have evolved in my lifetime, you'd think someone would find a better way.

[Michigan-Arizona]

10. My daughter lost power

She lost it Friday night & they are telling them they hope to have it back on by midnight tonight....... She is in Downriver south of Detroit.......

[alp227]

11. Update: now 188k w/o power

http://www.freep.com/article/20140907/NEWS05/309070162/DTE-Energy-power-outage-Southeast-Michigan