severe storm aftermath more than 200,000 without power severe storm leaves over 200,000 without power in Michigan what's happening in Southern Michigan a heat advisory turned into a nightmare as severe storms swept through knocking out power to more than 200,000 DTE Energy customers could it get worse western suburbs like Wixom South Lion Brighton and Howell are among the hardest hit with thousands plunged Into Darkness are down power lines a danger in your area a car fire ignited by Fallen lines in Garden City is just one example of the chaos and what about the Nationwide 911 outage affecting local townships stay safe stay alert and steer clear of down power lines