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11K In Detroit Area Without Power Due To High Winds, Scattered Storms
All of southeastern Michigan was under a wind advisory through 6 p.m. Tuesday.
METRO DETROIT — More than 11,000 DTE Energy customers in metro Detroit were without power Tuesday afternoon due to high winds and scattered storms.
The utility's outage map showed most of the outages were in the Rochester Hills area and Macomb County. There were also outages in the Livonia and Northville areas.
Officials said DTE crews are working hard to quickly restore power to impacted customers.
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Officials reiterated to stay at least 25 feet away from any downed power lines and anything they touch is also considered live and dangerous.
All of southeastern Michigan was under a wind advisory through 6 p.m. Tuesday. Forecasters warned wind gusts could reach up to 45 miles per hour.
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