Many counties across Michigan are currently experiencing power outages after storms swept across the state Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Substantial outages have been reported in West Michigan, especially in Kent, Ottawa, Newaygo and Muskegon counties.
Currently, the Consumers Energy power outage map shows Kent County with the most outages in West Michigan, with over 46,077 people without power. Ottawa has over 8,700 without power. Over 7,440 customers do not have power in Muskegon County, and over 8,990 in Newaygo County.
The first outages were reported around 10 p.m. as storms began to hit along the lakeshore.
Consumers Energy says they are working to assess the impact of the storms and that crews will be working to restore power. The power outages map gives expected times for power restoration, which Consumers Energy says may update overnight.
West Michigan was under a severe thunderstorm watch until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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