Power Outage in Midland, MI

Multiple large trees and power lines reported down across Midland County.

Numerous trees and power lines reported down in Larkin Township.

Reports of several trees and power lines down in Larkin Township.

Several trees and power lines reported down.

Multiple reports of trees and power lines down.

Numerous power lines down.

Numerous trees and power lines reported down across Midland county.

Power lines reported down.

Numerous trees and powerlines reported down.

Several trees and powerlines were reported blown down across roadways.

Numerous tress and powerlines were reported down.

Central dispatch reported a tree and power lines blown down.

A trained spotter reported trees blown down in Midland. A local newspaper article also included a picture of a very large 80 foot honey locust tree lying on top of a home. The tree punched through the back sunroom of the home. A neighbor also lost a 50 foot cherry tree due to the thunderstorm winds. Several other large trees were reported blown down across the city of Midland. Midland County was hit particularly hard. Thousands of customers lost power, with most going without power for 3 to 4 days due to the extent of the tree damage across the region. The road commission responded to 24 calls of trees down across roadways. Midland firefighters responded to 50 storm related calls, most involving downed trees and power lines. The most damage in the city occurred from Nelson Street to the downtown area, and in the area of Nakoma Drive and Jefferson Avenue. At least one vehicle was damaged due to fallen debris. Property damage in the area was roughly estimated at around $50K.

Trained spotter reported that several trees were blown down in the city of Midland by thunderstorm winds. The Midland Fire Chief reported five "really big trees" and numerous power wires down across area streets, including Hancock, Jay, Clay, and Cottonwood Streets. Debris from trees in the Clay and Jay street areas took crews four hours to clean up.

Large tree limbs and several power lines down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Law enforcement reported power lines blown down.

A newspaper reported that lightning struck a telephone line, knocking power out to thousands of Midland County residents.

Power lines were blown down.

A strong low pressure system brought a wintry mix to southeast Michigan on February 12th. Snow started to work in across the area from the Ohio border around midnight and continued to move north into the morning hours. Warmer air aloft also moved in from south to north and led to the development of a mix of precipitation across the region. Easterly winds gusting to around 25 mph during the morning fed plenty of cold Canadian air to the surface, allowing for freezing rain to dominate south of Detroit where tens of thousands of residents lost power. Ice accumulation up to 3 tenths of an inch was observed over Monroe and Lenawee counties. Sleet was more prevalent to the north. Eventually temperatures rose above freezing by the late morning, leading to a changeover to liquid rain. Precipitation tapered off across the region by early afternoon as the system's dry slot moved in. Snowfall amounts north of M-59 ranged from 2 to 6 inches, with the highest totals occurring north of M-46.