Tens of thousands of residents in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are without electricity today after the storm toppled trees into power lines and damaged distribution systems across the region. At the height of the storm the number of powerless customers exceeded one million. Utility crews from Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are helping restore service. One of the hardest hit areas appears to be Woodbury, a suburb of St. Paul.
Damage extends across a five-county area.
Michigan counties reporting the most damage are in the central and western areas of the state. A local state of emergency has been declared in Muskegon, Ottawa, Ionia, Isabella, Kalkaska, Kent, Mecosta, Newaygo, Saginaw, Tuscola, Mason, Montcalm, Osceola, Lake, Bay, Huron, Shiawassee and Macomb counties. Damage to homes is reported in most of these counties. Montcalm, Macomb, Muskegon and Bay counties also report damage to public facilities. In Bay County, local officials have state assistance in locating generators for medical use.