Friday, July 6 2012 10:38 PM EDT2012-07-07 02:38:44 GMT
About 50,000 DTE Energy customers remain in the dark throughout metro Detroit. 22,000 are in Oakland County and another 15,000 are in Wayne County. The rest are scattered around the area.
About 50,000 DTE Energy customers remain in the dark throughout metro Detroit. 22,000 are in Oakland County and another 15,000 are in Wayne County. The rest are scattered around the area.
Metro Detroit residents aren't the only ones suffering from the heat. High temperatures are crippling the Midwest as nearly half the country is under some sort of heat-related advisory from the National Weather Service.
Metro Detroit residents aren't the only ones suffering from the heat. High temperatures are crippling the Midwest as nearly half the country is under some sort of heat-related advisory from the National Weather Service.
Friday, July 6 2012 8:09 AM EDT2012-07-06 12:09:29 GMT
DTE Energy says about 105,000 of its customers are still in the dark Friday morning as crews work 16-hour shifts to restore electricity. Today's forecast calls for high to reach 101 degrees.
DTE Energy says about 105,000 of its customers are still in the dark Friday morning as crews work 16-hour shifts to restore electricity. Today's forecast calls for high to reach 101 degrees.
Wayne County Sheriffs were out in full force Thursday, keeping neighborhoods safe and helping citizens on Detroit's west side deal with massive power losses.
Wayne County Sheriffs were out in full force Thursday, keeping neighborhoods safe and helping citizens on Detroit's west side deal with massive power losses. Residents tell FOX 2's Andrea Isom that they were happy to see the officers.
Thursday, July 5 2012 5:52 PM EDT2012-07-05 21:52:36 GMT
Sirens go off in Oakland Co. confusing some who thought the sound was only reserved for a tornado warning, but those sirens are meant to alert you to other dangers, as well. It's a sound you should always pay attention to.
Sirens go off in Oakland County confusing some residents who thought the sound was only reserved for a tornado warning, but those sirens are meant to alert you to other dangers, as well. It's a sound you should always pay attention to.
Thursday, July 5 2012 4:59 PM EDT2012-07-05 20:59:00 GMT
This morning's second round of powerful storms rocked residents all over metro Detroit. Winds over 60 miles per hour toppled trees into a house and onto a car in West Bloomfield.
This morning's second round of powerful storms rocked residents all over metro Detroit. Winds over 60 miles per hour toppled trees into a house and onto a car in West Bloomfield.
Thursday, July 5 2012 10:47 AM EDT2012-07-05 14:47:53 GMT
A Redford family is left to clean up after a large tree crashed on top of her home during Thursday morning's strong thunderstorms.
A Redford family is left to clean up after a large tree crashed on top of her home during Thursday morning's strong thunderstorms.
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) -
"We couldn't get outside for about 15 minutes because it was raining so hard. When we came out, this is what we found."
What Nancy Nemeth found was her in-laws' car crushed by a massive fallen tree.
"I heard a horrible, horrible noise. I've never seen it blowing like that it my life."
Husband, Jeff, agrees it was the worse straight line winds they had ever seen in West Bloomfield.
"It was a huge gust, took two trees out," he said.
Meanwhile, over on Ivanhoe, "Power went out and I got up to set an alarm for the morning, and I went to the bathroom and, all of a sudden, everything started crashing in," said Julie May, describing her rude awakening as a goliath in bark crushed her house.
"The ceiling started caving in and I was screaming and my boyfriend got up, and then we tried to get out through the hallway and the ceiling from the hallway was on the floor and power was flickering on and off and we just grabbed our stuff real quick and got out."
May told us she didn't hear any warning sirens and stumbled out into the darkness with her boyfriend and Sid the Yorkie. It was only after daylight came that she could see the wreckage.
"It was devastating to see a gigantic tree through the middle of the house, and when the fire department came, they let us in and that was worse."
Back over on Birch Harbor Lane, Nemeth's father-in-law was inspecting what is left of his Grand Marquis, probably thinking I come to visit and this happens.
Monday, May 13 2013 5:03 PM EDT2013-05-13 21:03:13 GMT
WCSX will be at Roy O'Brien Ford in St. Clair Shores and Malarkey's in Westland collecting donations for the family of fallen firefighter Brian Woehlke until 7:00 p.m. Monday.
WCSX will be at Roy O'Brien Ford in St. Clair Shores and Malarkey's in Westland collecting donations for the family of fallen firefighter Brian Woehlke until 7:00 p.m. Monday.
Tuesday, May 7 2013 5:39 PM EDT2013-05-07 21:39:59 GMT
In a nondescript building in a Warren commercial park, an amazing animal clinic and hospital called All About Animals is doing good work for pets and their owners.
In a nondescript building in a Warren commercial park, an amazing animal clinic and hospital called All About Animals is doing good work for pets and their owners.
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:38:56 GMT
Kwame Kilpatrick, now a convicted felon, officially fired his longtime attorney Jim Thomas on Thursday. It's a move that will delay the former mayor's sentencing.
Kwame Kilpatrick, now a convicted felon, officially fired his longtime attorney Jim Thomas on Thursday. It's a move that will delay the former mayor's sentencing.
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:30 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:30:30 GMT
The incident forcing the partial evacuation of Detroit Metropolitan Airport for hours one day last month was triggered by law enforcement officials' belief that they'd found an improvised explosive device in luggage.
The incident forcing the partial evacuation of Detroit Metropolitan Airport for hours one day last month was triggered by law enforcement officials' belief that they'd found an improvised explosive device in luggage.
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:28 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:28:22 GMT
One week after appearing via satellite on the American Idol season finale the Queen of Soul has rescheduled next month's planned performance at the DTE Energy Music Theatre.
One week after appearing via satellite on the American Idol season finale the Queen of Soul has rescheduled next month's planned performance at the DTE Energy Music Theatre.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:59 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:59:53 GMT
Bugs are important to our environment and can even tell us about our water quality. That's why dozens on local students have been taking part in bug hunts.
Bugs are important to our environment and can even tell us about our water quality. That's why dozens on local students have been taking part in bug hunts.
A storm Thursday morning toppled this tree into a house on Ivanhoe in West Bloomfield. (Credit: WJBK | myFOXDetroit.com)
