I bet you didn't know this storm was coming now Michigan's facing a massive power outage on Tuesday severe thunderstorms tore through Michigan bringing extreme heat Fierce winds and even hail the result over 350,000 homes and businesses are now without power DTE Energy and Consumers Energy the state's main power suppliers have been hit hard DTE reported nearly 197,000 outages while Consumers Energy saw 15 53,000 customers affected the storms packed wind gusts up to 70 B causing widespread damage tornado sirens blared and residents were left in the dark literally DTE Energy has deployed 600 extra Crews working tirelessly to restore power they urge everyone to stay away from down power lines and report them immediately for updates check your service providers outage maps or visit powerout.us for wider coverage stay informed stay safe and brace for potential disruptions this has been a severe wakeup call for Michigan stay strong stay safe and let's get through this together