STORM DAMAGE

With red weather warnings issued, how can homeowners claim for the damage left behind?

A state of emergency has been declared in Orion Township following last week’s flooding.

Storms that rolled through Southeast Michigan Tuesday night triggered power outages across the region.

Gas prices in Michigan have gone down six cents in the last week.

More than 30,000 DTE Energy customers were without power Wednesday morning after a small band of storms rolled through overnight.

Severe weather last week caused a DTE Energy utility pole to lean dangerous close to a home in Trenton.

Nearly 13,000 DTE Energy customers are still without power Tuesday morning following last week’s severe storms.

DTE Energy and Consumers Energy crews have been working to restore power to the region. Both companies expected restoration work to be completed by the end of the weekend.

For tens of thousands of Metro Detroiters, it’s day three with no power after two rounds of serious storms.

Nearly one million Michigan households were without power Thursday after severe storms blew through the Midwest.

DTE Energy and Consumers Energy crews have been working to restore power to the region. Both companies estimate restoration work completed by the end of the weekend.

While the company has made significant progress, more than 252,000 customers are still out of power.

From flooding during the weekend of June 25 to the recent round of heavy storms Aug. 11-12, severe weather in Southeast Michigan has led to damage of buildings, vehicles and roads.

Although the flooding was not as bad as the June storms, many homeowners experienced water in their basements and neighborhood again from Detroit to St. Clair Shores.

Levio Troiani with Mick & Dago Trees said his team worked overnight and all day Thursday, removing a large tree from on top of a home on Kenmore Road in Berkley.

Nearly one million Michigan households were without power Thursday after severe storms blew through the Midwest.

For a few brief moments, residents in Livingston and Washtenaw counties had no idea what was going to happen when a thunderstorm turned into an intense situation.

It sounded like any other thunderstorm until the winds picked up. The next thing people in the area of Maple and Commerce roads in Walled Lake heard was trees being uprooted. Poles were sheared off and there was the crackle sound of power lines snapping.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Armada Township, White Lake Township and the village of Armada due to damaged caused by severe thunderstorms and tornadoes last month.

Storms in late July left tree branches and limbs scattered and destroyed headstones and gates at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Pontiac. A group of volunteers came together to help clean it up.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will give residents step-by-step directions on how to apply for flood relief.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Farmington, Southfield and Farmington Hills to help with the recovery from flooding and storm damage.

Officials believe a tornado may have touched down Saturday (July 24) evening in Armada, one of the areas hardest hit by storms that moved through Southeast Michigan.

The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down over Clayton Township in Genesee County on Saturday.

Nearly a dozen families in Grosse Pointe Park have joined a class action lawsuit that demands money and answers for why the flooding was so severe.

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department director Gary Brown came out to supervise the cleanup personally.

It’s not your imagination, there are a lot more mosquitos in Metro Detroit and it’s partly due to the weather.

Residents across Metro Detroit are now worried every time it rains.

Both Mahomes are veterans that have injuries that prevent them from cleaning the basement themselves.

"The garage is off its foundation and it’s leaning over dramatically,” Boman said. “It’s pushed into the neighbor’s garage and the neighbor’s garage is off center a little bit too.”

"The garage is off its foundation and it’s leaning over dramatically,” Boman said. “It’s pushed into the neighbor’s garage and the neighbor’s garage is off center a little bit too.”

Interstate 275 -- both northbound and southbound -- in Farmington Hills has reopened after it was closed due to power lines that have fallen on the freeway near Grand River Avenue.

The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a tornado touched down in northern Huron County Saturday night.

A State of Emergency was declared Saturday by Highland Park mayor Hubert Yopp after multiple roads, businesses and homes were flooded.

Communities across Metro Detroit are still dealing with damage from Friday’s storms as more severe weather is expected Saturday.

“Luckily, by the grace of God, I was not inside the truck,” McNeil-Ballard said.

METRO DETROIT – Strong winds Sunday brought down trees and caused mass power outages across Metro Detroit. MORE: Metro Detroit weather: Wind Advisory now in effectAs of 6:40 p.m. Sunday, more than 195,000 DTE customers are without power. The outages are spread across Metro Detroit with a large number near West Bloomfield. Ryan Stow, with DTE, said there have been about 1,000 downed power lines across Metro Detroit. DTE crews are assessing damage, and making repairs and restoring power, in areas where it is safe to do so.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. – A popular haunted house in Grosse Pointe Farms was hit with a double whammy this year -- in addition to coronavirus complicating things, a summer storm did serious damage to the property. Just not the ones they got early this summer when a storm blew through, uprooted a tree and sent it it crashing in the Williams' house and the attractions for this year’s Haunted Garage. Each year the proceeds from the garage go to Grosse Pointe schools, where Williams was a gym teacher. Williams didn’t want to give away the plans for next year other than he’ll have a big new attraction coming for 2021. More information can be found on the Haunted Garage Production website here.

Not So Calm After The Storm, June 11, 2020, noon updatePublished: June 11, 2020, 12:18 pmYesterday's storms knocked out power to nearly 400,000 customers, but those storms are thankfully well off to our east, with a cooler, drier air mass moving in. The day ahead will feature partial cloud cover early this morning, followed by mostly sunny skies for the balance of the day. It'll be a windy day, though, with west winds at 15 to 25 mph, with gusts over 30 mph possible. These winds have prompted a Lakeshore Flood Warning for the Harsens Island / Algonac area. Highs today will reach the mid to upper 70s, but even cooler air is headed this way for the weekend.

DETROIT – Thousands of people are without power in Southeast Michigan after severe storms moved through the area on Wednesday. Storm damage in Grosse Pointe Woods on June 10, 2020. (WDIV)Grosse Pointe WoodsSome of the worst damage in the area was in Grosse Pointe Woods, where a home was lifted off of its foundation. Local 4′s Mara MacDonald was in Grosse Pointe Farms to report on the damage there. In Grosse Pointe Woods, Justin Macksound’s home actually shifted when the storm moved through.

Severe storms wreak havoc across Southeast Michigan, leaving thousands without powerPublished: June 10, 2020, 11:18 pmThousands of people are without power in Southeast Michigan after severe storms moved through the area.