About 3,000 electric customers in the Lansing area remained without power at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, after late-afternoon thunderstorms pushing strong winds raced across Michigan the day before.
Greater Lansing power outages were about equally split between Clinton and Ingham counties as of Tuesday morning. Clinton County had 1,427 outages and Ingham County had 1,312.
In Eaton County, outages were down to 393 while Ionia County was reporting 1,010 customers without power.
In Clinton County, all outages were among Consumers Energy customers. Ingham County outages included 1,010 Consumers customers and 300 Lansing Board of Water & Light customers.
Outages statewide were down significantly since Monday afternoon when more than 70,000 were without power. About 34,000 remained without power on Tuesday, including about 5,200 in Saginaw County, 4,400 in Allegan County and 3,200 in Macomb County.
A National Weather Service report said winds gusted to 48 mph on Monday near Lansing.
The highest reports included 90 mph Woodbury and 81 mph in Dundee. There were multiple reports of 70+ mph gusts.
More storms are forecast for Michigan and the Lansing area on Tuesday. The NWS said to expect rain after 2 p.m.
Here’s how to check or report power outages where you live.
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DTE power outage map
Use DTE Energy’s power outage map here.
DTE reminds folks to “please be safe and remember to stay at least 25 feet from any downed power lines — assume they are live and dangerous.”
Report any outage or downed line here.
Consumers Energy power outage map
Use Consumers Energy’s power outage map here. You can report downed power lines by calling 800-477-5050.
Indiana Michigan Power outage map
Use Indiana Michigan Power’s power outage map here. A small number of southwest Michigan residents, near the Indiana border, use this service. For help, call 800-311-4634.
Great Lakes Power outage map
Use Great Lakes Power’s power outage map here. To report an outage, call 888-485-2537.
Midwest Energy Cooperative power outage map
Use Midwest Energy Cooperative’s power outage map here. A small number of southwest Michigan residents, including near Kalamazoo, use this service. For help, call 800-492-5989.
Lansing Board of Water and Light power outage map
Use Lansing Board of Water and Light’s power outage map here. A small number of customers in the Lansing area use this service. To report an outage, call 877-295-5001 or go to its website.
Wisconsin Electric Power Company power outage map
Use Wisconsin Electric Power Company’s outage map here. Several customers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula use the service. Report power outages and downed wires by calling 800-662-4797.
Lansing Board of Water and Light power outage map
Use Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative’s outage map here. Several customers in the northeast Lower Peninsula use the service. Report power outages and downed wires by calling 800-423-6634 or 989-733-8515.
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Use poweroutage.us to see other Michigan services and whether there are updates in your area.
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This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Strong winds from storms leave 3,000 without power around Lansing
Reporting by Dan Basso, USA TODAY NETWORK / Lansing State Journal
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