Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Severe weather hits West Michigan; thousands without power
... including me, until just a little while ago.

GRAND RAPIDS -- The summer storms rumbling through overnight left a lot of damage behind, including broken branches, widespread blackouts and even fires sparked by lightning.

Thousands of people still do not have electricity. Consumers Energy says as of 12 p.m., 190,000 customers are without power across the state.

That includes 38,000 in Grand Rapids, 16,200 in Greenville, 14,300 in Muskegon, 10,600 in Kalamazoo, 10,400 in Big Rapids, and 5,300 in Fremont.

The majority of residents are expected to get their power back by midnight Wednesday.

No juice, no fun. Hope my food is OK.