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Michigan utility crews work to restore power following severe storms and tornadoes

CBS News reports that thousands of workers are responding after storms cut power to roughly 450,000 customers.

Updated Sep 5, 2026 · 23:18 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • Severe storms and three confirmed tornadoes caused widespread structural and utility damage across Southeast Michigan.[CBS News]
  • Around 450,000 customers experienced outages since Wednesday, with nearly 76,000 still lacking service as of Saturday evening.[CBS News]
  • DTE Energy deployed roughly 4,000 workers aiming to restore power to at least 90% of impacted customers by Saturday night.[CBS News]

Key facts

  • The National Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes touched down across Southeast Michigan, including an EF-2 in Detroit and an EF-0 in Lincoln Park.[CBS News]
  • An estimated 450,000 customers were affected by outages after severe weather began Wednesday.[CBS News]
  • Utility outage records showed 75,961 customers remained without power as of late Saturday afternoon.[CBS News]
  • Roughly 4,000 utility personnel worked Saturday toward a target of restoring service to 90% to 92% of customers by Saturday night.[CBS News]

What remains uncertain

  • It remains unverified whether DTE Energy successfully met its Saturday night benchmark of restoring power to 90% to 92% of affected customers.[CBS News]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.