Overview
- Statewide outages nearly doubled overnight to roughly 100,000 customers as the storm intensified Monday.
- Consumers Energy reported about 60,000 of the outages on its system this evening following ice damage compounded by high winds.
- Heavy concentrations were reported in Clare, Mecosta, Osceola and Isabella counties, with significant Upper Peninsula outages in Marquette, Menominee, Delta and Iron.
- Wind gusts approached 60 mph along Lake Michigan, and a buoy near Sault Ste. Marie recorded a 72 mph gust, according to the National Weather Service.
- Utilities have deployed hundreds of crews for repairs and are urging people to stay at least 25 feet from downed wires and use official outage maps to report problems.