Power outages, blocked roads, around Metro Detroit after severe weather on Tuesday

'It sounded like a train': Severe storms hit metro Detroit, cause damage

Severe storms tore through metro Detroit Tuesday, ripping a roof off a mobile home, downing trees and power lines and flooding major roadways. Watch the video report below: 'It sounded like a train': Severe storms hit metro Detroit, cause damageIn Clinton Township, William Litwaitis was sitting on his front porch when strong winds suddenly hit his mobile home."There was rain then all of a sudden, it sounded like a train," Litwaitis said. "The ra…

Heat wave headaches? Storms knock out power for 33,000, but temperatures dip

A fast-moving storm system Tuesday mid-afternoon has brought temperatures down about 20 degrees, but it has also left more than 33,000 families and businesses in the dark. Shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, DTE Energy’s outage map showed 33,183 customers were without power scattered throughout the region. The utility reports that power outages have occurred throughout the state and more than 1,000 DTE personnel and contractors are responding to the …

Tracking DTE power outages in Metro Detroit: More than 16K without power

Severe storms caused power outages in Southeast Michigan on Tuesday.

Brief thunderstorm topples trees and power lines in Sterling Heights

A brief but intense thunderstorm that swept through Macomb County on Tuesday afternoon knocked down numerous trees and power lines, causing traffic backups in addition to the regular rush hour jams. The storm caused numerous traffic signals to become inoperable in the center of the county. Although Sterling Heights city officials described damage to homes to be “minimal,” a large tree on power lines fell onto Utica Road near Hayes Road. Traffic …

Power outages, blocked roads, around Metro Detroit after severe weather on Tuesday

Severe weather is moving through Michigan with a fresh batch of thunderstorms popping up around Metro Detroit this afternoon.

As heat wave ends, Metro Detroit experiences severe weather

The National Weather Service's extreme heat advisory is set to expire at 8 p.m. Tuesday.