Springtime for Brass Monkeys!

Utility crews are working to restore power to tens of thousands of Michigan homes and businesses after a winter storm packing high winds and heavy snow blacked a quarter-million electricity customers statewide.

It’s the same storm system that triggered deadly tornadoes across the Midwest.

CMS Energy Corp .says about 61,000 customers remained powerless Sunday, down from 144,000. It says the Traverse City area of the northern Lower Peninsula was hard hit, with about 16,000 customers still blacked out in Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Kalkaska counties.

DTE Energy Co. says about 8,000 of 120,000 affected homes and businesses powerless Sunday.

The National Weather Service reports wind gusts reaching 55 mph Friday and Saturday and up to 15 inches of snow to the north. Southern areas had little or no snow.

It's 2F/ -19C outside right now and the brass monkeys are in abundance.

Springtime for Brass Monkeys!

Utility crews are working to restore power to tens of thousands of Michigan homes and businesses after a winter storm packing high winds and heavy snow blacked a quarter-million electricity customers statewide.

It’s the same storm system that triggered deadly tornadoes across the Midwest.

CMS Energy Corp .says about 61,000 customers remained powerless Sunday, down from 144,000. It says the Traverse City area of the northern Lower Peninsula was hard hit, with about 16,000 customers still blacked out in Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Kalkaska counties.

DTE Energy Co. says about 8,000 of 120,000 affected homes and businesses powerless Sunday.

The National Weather Service reports wind gusts reaching 55 mph Friday and Saturday and up to 15 inches of snow to the north. Southern areas had little or no snow.

It's 2F/ -19C outside right now and the brass monkeys are in abundance.

Freezing in a Winter Wonderland

Global warming Climate change Freak Weather has dumped over 30" of late winter snow here at Ice Station Zebra within  the last 24 hours and temperatures in the area are down to -12 C. A little cold considering the electricity has only just been reconnected after a 22 hour outage!

Do not cross tape and orange cones are set up near a downed power line and fallen tree branches Saturday at 17th Street and Cass in Traverse City.

Stay calm and carry on!!

Freezing in a Winter Wonderland

Global warming Climate change Freak Weather has dumped over 30" of late winter snow here at Ice Station Zebra within  the last 24 hours and temperatures in the area are down to -12 C. A little cold considering the electricity has only just been reconnected after a 22 hour outage!

Do not cross tape and orange cones are set up near a downed power line and fallen tree branches Saturday at 17th Street and Cass in Traverse City.

Stay calm and carry on!!