GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (May 7, 2014) — Thousands of people are dealing with power outages in parts of West Michigan, after thunderstorms rolled through early Wednesday morning.
The largest outage as of 5:30 a.m. was happening in the area just west of Reeds Lake in Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids. Over 4,000 Consumers Energy customers were expected to be in the dark until power is restored shortly after 8:00 a.m. (estimated). To stay up to speed on the latest outages in West Michigan, you may want to add the Consumers Energy Outage Map into your bookmarks.
Viewers also shared images and videos of the lightning activity, as well as pea-sized hail that fell overnight. If you have photos or clips you’d like to share, post them on our Facebook page.
