Major Michigan power outages persist Friday as new round of severe weather rolls through Great Lakes
Thousands of Michiganders were without power after severe storms earlier in the week tore across the state.
Major Michigan power outages persist amid new round of storms Friday
Thousands of Michiganders are still without power after Tuesday's severe storms tore across the state, and now they are bracing for another round of potentially destructive weather.
DETROIT – Thousands of Michiganders were without power after severe storms earlier in the week tore across the state.
"After the thunderstorms on Tuesday, we actually had over a quarter million customers in Michigan without power because we had hurricane-force wind gusts," FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin said.
Shocking drone footage shows house sliced apart by downed trees
A Michigan home was torn to shreds by falling trees when a line of severe storms hit the region Tuesday evening.
As of Friday morning, more than 17,000 utility customers in Michigan were still without power.
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This comes following the third time in a week that severe weather has impacted parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes. In Minnesota on Thursday, flight delays were reported at the Minneapolis airport. Storms also delayed a college football game and prompted thousands to seek shelter at the Minnesota State Fair.
Storm clouds roll into Chaska, Minnesota on Thursday afternoon
Storm clouds rolled through Minnesota on Thursday with the threats of hail and damaging winds.
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Severe storms fired up across the Great Lakes on Friday afternoon into the evening. The storms were capable of producing damaging winds and sizable hail, particularly around the Detroit metro area, according to the FOX Forecast Center.