Consumers Energy keeps a watch on weather, especially storm forecasts that could lead to power outages. They report “Several rounds of thunderstorms, some of them strong to severe, are expected across portions of Michigan beginning early Wednesday through Thursday morning. Some of these storms may include winds in excess of 50 mph and could result in power outages, downed wires and other safety hazards.”
Consumers completed restoration from the last storm Monday afternoon. They comment “Personnel are getting sufficient rest while we are restocking our mobile storm units and essential materials. The Company is making other preparations to quickly respond to any service interruptions.”
The National Weather Service’s hazardous weather outlook acknowledges that trouble could be on the way:
“There is a chance of thunderstorms early Wednesday morning, some of these storms could have gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms are expected to be ongoing during the mid morning hours. These storms will likely not be severe but may have wind gusts over 40 mph, half inch hail and locally heavy rainfall. There is significant risk for severe thunderstorms Wednesday
afternoon into the early evening. Damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes, and locally heavy rainfall are all possible with these storms. At this point any location in Southwest Michigan would have that threat.
Headlining this report are these counties: Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson. Get updated weather by clicking here, and scrolling down.
Consumers Energy’s website has helpful information for what to do before, during and after a storm. Click here to check out their outage center. At this location, customers also can visit the online outage map, report an outage and sign up to receive power restoration updates.
As always the A Plus Electric Storm Team is ready to go into action if you need them. If damage occurs, click here to learn what is the customer’s responsibility and what is CE’s. The A Plus Electric phone number is easy to remember (517) 529-0000. If you have a smartphone, click “emergency” for a quick connection.
