228 Saline Customers Without Power After Storm Blows Through Town, Another Storm Expected Around 1:20 P.M.

228 DTE customers in Saline are without power after a storm blew through town early Friday afternoon. 

The area affected is north of Michigan Avenue, between Mills Road and Ann Arbor Street. People began reporting power loss around 12:35 p.m., after a lightning strike rattled homes.

DTE does not yet have an estimate for restoration. A crew has been sent to Saline to work on the issue, according to the DTE website.

Another line of storms is expected to produce strong winds and brief heavy rainfall around 1:20 p.m., according to a special weather statement issued by the National Weather Service. Occasional cloud-to-ground lightning is expected. The hourly forecast calls for rain and thunderstorms throughout the day.

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