GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Thousands of Consumers Energy customers around Michigan lost power early Friday, including many in Barry County.
About 12,000 Consumers customers statewide were without power as of about 7:30 p.m., according to the Jackson-based utility’s interactive outage map. Barry County was the hardest hit, with as many as 7,200 customers there affected.
Inside woodtv.com: Consumers Energy power outage map
Outages by county as of 7:30 a.m.:
- Allegan County: 1,481
- Barry County: 7,138
- Calhoun County: 268
- Kalamazoo County: 1,662
- Muskegon County: 245
- Van Buren County: 166
The outages followed storms overnight that brought lightning and gusty winds.
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Consumers reminds you to always stay far away from downed power lines. Even if they don’t look dangerous, they may be energized. Call 911 and Consumers to report downed lines…