DETROIT ~ More than 80,000 DTE Energy customers were without power Thursday morning after severe thunderstorms swept through Southeast Michigan overnight, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, hail, and frequent lightning that damaged trees and power lines across the region.
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Sept. 3, 2026 ~ A night of severe storms brought lightning, hail, high winds, downed trees, and thousands of power outages across Southeast Michigan, prompting widespread damage reports across the region. The JR Morning team also discusses the continued jury deadlock in the Lindsay Clancy case, a judge’s decision to send the Tyler Robinson murder case to trial, felony charges facing the Hillsdale County sheriff, and the Tigers’ extra-inning victory.
(CONTINUED) A tornado warning was issued in St. Clair County as the storms moved through, while communities across Metro Detroit reported downed trees, scattered flooding, and power outages. DTE crews began assessing damage and restoring service Thursday morning, while officials urged residents to stay away from downed power lines and report outages through the utility’s outage reporting system.
