Overview
- More than 30,000 customers were without electricity Friday morning as freezing rain coated parts of Michigan, with up to 0.27 inches of ice forecast.
- Outages clustered in mid-Michigan counties including Mecosta, Clare, Isabella, Osceola, Midland, Gladwin and Newaygo, with notable impacts near Big Rapids and Mount Pleasant.
- Consumers Energy said crews would work through Friday night with a goal of restoring service by early Saturday.
- Mecosta County was among the hardest hit, with more than 7,800 Consumers customers—about 31% of the county—without power earlier in the day.
- DTE reported additional outages in Southeast Michigan, particularly in Oakland County, as utilities issued safety warnings and prepared for high winds early next week.