Power Outage in Troy, MI

Scattered powered outages from downed tree limbs and wires. A fire station mesonet in West Bloomfield measured a 54 mph wind gust.

Large tree blown down onto power line.

Power lines reported down.

Power lines reported down.

Power lines reported down. A spotter also estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Powerlines reported down.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down, along with siding damage to a house.

Trees and power lines reported blown down.

Power lines reported down.

Power poles were snapped.

Multiple trees and powerlines reported down.

A trained spotter estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust which brought down power lines.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down.

Trained Spotters reported small tree limbs down, along with power outage of about 4000 customers.

Power lines and trees reported down, with at least one landing on a house.

Widespread trees and power lines down. Garage doors blown in. Some trees fell on vehicles and houses.

By 0300 EST on the 15th, spotters were reporting 1/4 inch of ice on vegetative and elevated surfaces across the county. Ice accumulations of a half inch were observed across southern portions of the county during the morning of the 15th. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Approximately 60,000 customers lost power. Numerous vehicles sustained damage. At least two vehicles were totaled after being crushed by large trees. No injuries were reported. Total property damage was roughly estimated at $450K.

Wind gusts estimated at 45 MPH across southern sections of Oakland County were blamed for knocking out power to about 1,000 customers.

A tree was blown over onto primary electrical power lines in Troy. The tree brought the power lines down and ignited the tree.

A carport was destroyed, and power lines were downed.

Two lines of thunderstorms tracked through southeast Michigan during the early morning hours. Scattered severe thunderstorms were embedded in each line. Damaging winds brought down trees and lead to power outages, especially hard hit was Bay, Oakland, and Livingston counties.

Temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s and dewpoints in the lower 70s set the stage for severe weather ahead of a cold front. Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Michigan between 4-8 PM EDT, with wind gusts between 40-50 mph and isolated gusts to 60 mph. This resulted in isolated reports of downed trees and powerlines.

A period of freezing rain and sleet had a minimal to moderate impact on central and northern sections of Southeast Michigan. Parts of the Tri-Cities area received over an inch of sleet and up to 2 inches of snow, leading to multiple spin-outs. |Farther south, more freezing rain was observed, where ice accumulated up to 1/2 an inch on vegetative and elevated surfaces along the I-69 corridor. Lesser amounts of ice accumulated along the M-59 corridor. Although roads in these areas remained wet and traffic impacts were minimal, numerous tree branches and power lines were downed due to the weight of the ice, leading to sporadic power outages. No injuries were reported.

An upper level disturbance moved into Lower Michigan and in combination with a humid and unstable airmass over the area, triggered numerous thunderstorms, mainly north of a Brighton to Bad Axe line. Some of the more widespread thunderstorms occurred across Tuscola County where thousands of people were left without power.