Nearly 22K without power in Metro Detroit after Sunday's storms
Storms roll through SE Michigan Sunday night
Rich Luterman and Derek Kevra talk about Sunday's severe weather and talk about what to expect later tonight.
The entire Metro Detroit area withstood some strong storms Sunday evening with severe thunderstorms accompanied by high winds rolling through the area.
After the stronger storms passed, rain continued throughout the evening.
As of 9:20 a.m. Monday, 21,913 DTE Energy customers were without power. The number of impacted customers has been dropping since the storms hit.
Numerous reports have been made of downed power lines with some trees toppled as well in Metro Detroit after storm sirens were heard alongside swirling wind and pouring rain.
Storm lines rolled through at about 65 miles per hour. Wind gusts were measured more than 50 mph with penny-sized hail. In Jackson, Michigan, a 95-mile-per-hour gust was recorded.
Check the DTE outage map here
Keep at least 25 feet away from any downed power lines and anything they are in contact with — consider them live and dangerous.
North of Grand Rapids there are unconfirmed reports of a possible tornado near Ashland, Michigan.
