DTE Energy is closely monitoring an emerging weather system forecasted to move across our service area between 3 pm and 7 pm. This incoming storm poses a threat, potentially including large hail, damaging winds of 60mph, and isolated tornadoes, which may bring down trees and branches, leading to downed power lines and service disruption.

DTE’s Storm Response Team is fully prepared and on high alert to address any power outages caused by the weather as quickly and safely as possible. We’ve stood up our incident command system to coordinate and execute a response across all restoration teams.

Public safety will always remain our top priority during and after any weather event. Please exercise extreme caution around downed power lines and maintain a distance of at least 25 feet away from any fallen power lines.

Source: National Weather Service

Source: MLive

Please Remember to Keep Safety Top of Mind

• Be careful as you head outside – live downed wire can be covered up or out of sight after falling. Be mindful of supervising children and pets outdoors.
• Always consider wires live and dangerous – please remember to stay 25 feet from downed wires and anything in contact with those wires.
• Stay away from fallen trees or branches – they could have brought down a wire. Downed wires can look like sticks, so don’t pick any up.
• Report outages or down wires – Call 800-477-4747, visit outage.dteenergy.com, click below, or use the DTE Energy mobile app to report an outage.
• DO NOT CROSS YELLOW CAUTION TAPE – everyone should also heed the warning of yellow caution tape, indicating a downed power line in the area.
• Never use portable generators inside a home or business – they emit carbon monoxide, which can be deadly. Keep it outside, away from windows and doors, so fumes won’t come in.

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