Power Outage in Grandville, MI

Thunderstorm Wind. A large tree was blown down onto a power line near Rockford.

April 05, 2023

A major ice storm impacted much of southern Lower Michigan while areas of moderate to heavy snow impacted central Lower Michigan on February 22, 2023. Nearly 800,000 homes and businesses lost power across southern lower Michigan as freezing rain accumulated on trees and power lines, bringing branches, trees, and power lines down in many areas. In between the areas of freezing rain to the south and snow to the north, sleet (ice pellet) accumulation reached a couple of inches deep.||Freezing rain occurred mostly south of the I-96 corridor. Along and slightly north of the I-96 corridor, ice pellets persisted for most of this event leading to 1-2 of dense ice pellet accumulation. Further north, the atmosphere was cold enough to keep precipitation all snow, where generally 2-8 fell. Wind gusts reached the 30-40 mph range for many locations during the height of the event. This added an additional challenge to areas that received heavy icing on trees and power lines.

February 22, 2023

There were numerous reports of downed trees, tree limbs and power lines as a result of numerous severe thunderstorms on August 29th.

August 29, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Several trees and power lines were blown down across Kent county.

August 29, 2022

Severe thunderstorms bringing wind gusts in the 60 to 72 mph range brought down several trees, tree limbs and power lines across portions of southern and south central lower Michigan. One fatality occurred just north of downtown Grand Rapids when a large hinged steel door on a shipping container was blown onto a man.

July 23, 2022

2/26/2023 7:20 PM: Freezing rain will progress northward through the area tomorrow. Travel-related impacts are like… https://t.co/iDFZimU1FI

@NWSGrandRapids - February 27, 2023 00:18

There are two power outages in Kent Co. affecting 2,076 customers. The bigger one east of US 131 on the NE side of… https://t.co/emw9NiQrE3

@bsteffen - February 26, 2023 17:34

Dangerous travel and power outages possible mid-week https://t.co/YSCtgpOupV

@JaniceLAllen - February 22, 2023 01:46

Hope you've been paying attention #WestMichigan. #WinterStorm and the first #IceStorm Warning in 9+ years have been… https://t.co/0zBCxdRlNJ

@MikeBehrensWX - February 21, 2023 23:33

First Ice Storm Warning in parts of West Michigan in a decade! Tracking rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow Wednes… https://t.co/vNXbWXAhwp

@RadarReeceWx - February 21, 2023 23:12