Power Outage in Charlotte, MI

Several trees and power lines were blown down across portions of Eaton county.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across portions of Eaton county.

Wind gusts up to around 60 mph downed tree limbs and power lines and resulted in widespread power outages.

A quarter to a half an inch of freezing rain was reported along with heavy sleet at times. The combination of freezing rain, heavy sleet and strong winds caused power outages.

Peak wind gusts in the 60 to 70 mph range resulted in numerous downed trees and limbs and power lines and widespread power outages.

A foot of snow fell in Grand Ledge. The heavy wet snow resulted in scattered power outages.

Numerous large trees were blown down across portions of Eaton county. The town of Eaton Rapids was especially hard hit, where wind gusts estimated at up to 75 mph brought down numerous trees and power lines. There were thousands of power outages.

An ice storm brought a half to three quarters of an inch of ice accumulation across nearly all of Eaton county, causing widespread power outages and downed trees, tree limbs and lines. At one point over 15,000 people were without power in Eaton county alone, and thousands of people did not have power restored until 5 to 6 days after the storm hit.

Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph caused widespread power outages in Eaton county.

A swath of damage approximately 12 miles long and 0.5 to 1 mile in width occurred SE of Charlotte to just NNE of Eaton Rapids. The damage resulted from a bowing segment of a line echo wave pattern which downed numerous trees and power lines. Several homes in the area sustained roof damage, and one home approximately 3 mi NW of Eaton Rapids was partially destroyed. However, that home was not properly attached to its foundation. Several barns were also damaged, one of which was destroyed.

A swath of damage approximately 12 miles long and 0.5 to 1 mile in width occurred SE of Charlotte to just NNE of Eaton Rapids. The damage resulted from a bowing segment of a line echo wave pattern which downed numerous trees and power lines. Several homes in the area sustained roof damage, and one home approximately 3 mi NW of Eaton Rapids was partially destroyed. However, that home was not properly attached to its foundation. Several barns were also damaged, one of which was destroyed.

A trained spotter in Eaton Rapids reported that a significant portion of the town lost power during the early afternoon hours of April 17 due to strong winds.

Three to five inches of snow was reported across Eaton county, resulting in treacherous travel conditions. Twenty seven vehicles slid into a ditch and at least ten accidents resulted in property damage. Scattered power outages were also reported.

Wind gusts up to 60 mph brought down several trees and power lines.

Several trees and power lines were blown down at the Mulliken airport.

Several trees and power lines were blown down and a couple of trees fell on homes near Eaton Rapids and Lansing.

Several trees and power lines were blown down and a couple of trees fell on homes near Eaton Rapids and Lansing.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Charlotte.

A few trees and power lines were blown down in Charlotte. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across most of Eaton county between 10:25 and 10:35 E.S.T.

Windy conditions occurred across lower Michigan on April 17 with peak wind gusts generally in the 40 to 45 mph range and a couple of isolated higher gusts to 47 mph. These winds caused an isolated power outage in Eaton Rapids where a trained spotter reported that a large portion of the town lost power.