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Thousands Without Power in Birmingham
The Birmingham area was among those hardest hit by power outages caused by Thursday's storm.
More than 4,000 Birmingham area residents remain without power this morning following heavy rains and storms that swept through Oakland County Thursday evening. The outage affected customers north and south of Maple Road, and stretched into Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin as well, according to the DTE Outage Map.
The majority of homes lost power shortly after 5 p.m., and should expect it restored by 11:30 p.m. Friday.
A severe thunderstorm that rolled through the area and caused widespread damage and power trouble. DTE Energy spokesman Alejandro Bodipo-Memba told CBS Local that about 100,000 homes and businesses were without power across the entire service area Thursday evening. A severe flooding warning remains in effect.
"Cars are flooded out trying to go under the bridge," wrote Thom Briggs on the Birmingham Patch Facebook Page.
"We've been here 17 years and have never seen the ditches full! Branches are everywhere," wrote Sue DeFrancis on Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch Facebook page.
Did the storm cause any damage that you saw? How are you coping without power for this long? Tell us in the comments.
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