LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – A line of severe storms late Thursday night and into early Friday morning left behind significant damage in Mid-Michigan. Numerous trees and power lines are down across the area causing road closures and power outages.
As of early Friday morning, more than 200,000 Consumers Energy customers were without power along with over 20,000 Lansing Board of Water and Light customers. DTE Energy did not report nearly as many outages on the east side of the state.
The power lines and trees knocked down across the area have left many roads closed Friday morning including the following:
- I-496 in Lansing from Pine St to MLK Blvd. Both east and westbound traffic is shut down due to downed power lines in the area.
- WB M-43 (Grand River Ave) is shut down at Fairview Ave due to downed power lines.
- Canal Rd is shut down in both directions between Rickie St and Davis Hwy in Eaton County due to numerous downed power lines.
- There are many other closures in Mid-Michigan, you can receive the latest updates on traffic on the major roads anytime with our First Alert Traffic Map.
One of the harder hit areas appears to be Eaton County. Crews from the National Weather Service will be surveying the damage in Mid-Michigan on Friday to determine if a tornado touched down at any point.
Numerous News 10 viewers sent in photos and videos of the storm damage, you can as well by submitting them to the link below or by clicking here.
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