Thousands are still without power after weekend storms downed power lines throughout the state. Locally, electricity has been restored to most customers in the immediate Port Huron area. However it could be later today or even later this week until the lights are back on in portions of the thumb. Over 2000 DTE customers near Imlay City who have been without power since Saturday night should have service restored by later today or by noon on Wednesday and 500 customers near Port Sanilac are not expected to have service restored until Thursday. The Michigan Attorney General reminds Michigan residents that they are eligible for a $25 credit to their electricity bill if their power was out for more than 16 hours.
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A weekend wave of severe weather downed trees throughout the region, knocking out power to several hundred thousand. Saturday evening in Croswell, the Pioneer Days parade was interrupted by a gust of strong storms that blew away tents and toppled trees, postponing the city’s firework’s display. According to the Croswell Police Department, several cars were completely destroyed by falling trees however no injuries were reported. As of Monday morning, about 2400 DTE customers on the north end of Port Huron are still without power, with the utility company saying they expect to restore service by 11:30pm tonight. Many more DTE customers in Lapeer, Sanilac, and Tuscola counties are also without power, with some affected areas not expected to have service restored until Wednesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Joseph Clark tells WPHM this weekend’s storms were the finale to this past week’s heat wave and that temperatures will be considerably cooler this week, with highs in the 70s.
