LANSING — Utility crews on Tuesday were making progress fixing outages from Sunday’s storms, one day before another round of severe weather was expected to hit mid-Michigan.
About 7,400 utility customers in Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties remained without power on Tuesday afternoon, down from a peak of more than 18,000 after thunderstorms swept across lower Michigan, spawning at least three tornadoes in southern mid-Michigan and a huge ice storm to the north.
Wintry weather of snow & freezing rain tonight into Wed morning to rain and storms Wed into Wednesday night. Snow & ice will cause hazardous travel conditions north of M-46 Wed morning. Severe storms are possible Wed the afternoon & evening. Keep up with the latest forecast! pic.twitter.com/e0AfehSPaO
Consumers Energy had about 6,980 customers in Greater Lansing still without power as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, while DTE Energy had about 415 customers in eastern Ingham County still in the dark, according to online outage maps. The Lansing Board of Water & Light and HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative showed no remaining outages.
More rough weather is possible on Wednesday, forecasters said.
Snow showers are possible on Tuesday night, turning to all rain on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Thunderstorms are possible throughout the day on Wednesday, and some could be severe. The highest risk of severe storms will be near and south of Interstate 96, forecasters said.
Snow and ice is expected to make roads hazardous north of M-46 on Wednesday morning.
Sunday’s storms spawned vicious straight-line winds and at least three tornadoes, including an EF-1 twister near Williamston and an EF-0 tornado near Leslie. The weather service on Tuesday also confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down east of Grant in Newaygo County.
A 56-year-old man was killed when a tree fell on a house in Stockbridge Township on Sunday, Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth said.
Here are more results from a Damage Survey done for the storms that went through on March 30th, 2025. pic.twitter.com/Fx1y48Escl
Here is the Damage Survey for an EF0 that occurred near Leslie, MI. The damage path began on Olds Road just east of US 127 with several trees snapped and uprooted. The tornado moved to the NE and caused tree damage along the path as well as minor damage to homes and outbuildings. pic.twitter.com/bTTBBcYNsA
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This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: More severe storms possible Wednesday as crews work to restore power in Lansing area
Reporting by Ken Palmer, Lansing State Journal / Lansing State Journal
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