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Several trees were blown down onto power lines in Leslie, and large tree branches were blown down onto cars in East Lansing.
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Mid-Michigan customers lose power after high winds hit area
Several thousand people were without power Sunday morning after high winds pummeled Michigan Saturday
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Another 2,500 customers are out in Somerset County.
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Hurricane Ian knocked out power for millions in Florida. CBS News' Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero speak with Melissa Seixas, the Florida state president of Duke Energy, about efforts to restore power.
Some Lansing area customers may not have power restored until Friday
According to online outage maps, around 1,000 people remain without power, primarily in the eastern portion of Ingham County.
Ukrainian minister says Zaporizhzhia power outage nearly caused nuclear disaster - CBS News
Six months after invading Ukraine, Russian forces are controling Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant. On Thursday, the plant was disconnected from the power grid for the first time ever. Debra Patta speaks to Energy Minister German Galushchenko about the potentially dangerous situation.
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Many people are reporting power outages due to strong winds across the region.
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According to Evergy, thousands in the Kansas City metro are without power after loud storms and a possible tornado passed through the area.
Michigan utilities preparing for possible power shortages
According to officials from Hillsdale BPU the Midcontinent System Operator, which is the organization that oversees the power grid in 15 states, including Michigan, is warning of possible power shortages this summer during peak time demands.
BWL: Mylar balloon caused Tuesday's power outage
The power outage that hit close to 3,000 Lansing Board of Water & Light customers in Lansing and parts of Delta Township on Tuesday was caused by a helium-filled Mylar balloon that got tangled on a power line on Waverly Road south of Michigan Avenue, the utility said today
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What is Power Outage?
Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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- Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
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- Use portable generators outdoors only, well away from open windows and doors;
- Pack perishable foods into a cooler, keep refrigerator and freezer doors shut as much as possible.
Leslie, Michigan
| City | Leslie |
| County | Ingham |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 49251 |
Widely scattered tree damage began 1.75 miles east-northeast of Onondaga and continued just north of due east into Leslie. There was a successive failure of 32 power poles on a north-south powerline about 1 mile west of Leslie. Speaking with an engineer on the scene, his thought was that the wooden poles were not quite robust enough to handle the weight of the 6 conductors and that the failure was preceeded by one or two poles that had started to lean due to wet ground conditions over the past several months. The thunderstorm wind gust was then enough to overload one of the leaning poles causing it to snap near its base. The falling pole then pulled on adjacent poles initiating a cascading failure both north and south of the initial failure. The cascading failure was witnessed by a nearby resident. The wooden poles were being replaced with steel towers.