Winds Cause Widespread Power Outages

High winds are to blame for widespread power outages Friday morning.

According to DTE Energy Co., more than 24,000 homes and businesses were without power as of Friday.

Crews are bringing houses back on line hourly

“We expect to have restored power to most of our customers by midnight tonight,” DTE spokeswoman Erica Donerson told the Detroit News. “The outages are weather related because of the high winds.”

Sporadic outages can be found throughout the metro-Detroit area, although, as of 1:30 p.m., many of the larger pockets can be found north of the region, in the thumb area of the state.

Some areas surrounding Oxford and Wixom are still without power, according to the DTE Energy Power Outage Map.

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