Thousands of Washtenaw County residents cope with power outages

"It was a very tall, healthy maple tree," Borders said. "It snapped off right there at the root."

Borders said he doesn't know when power will be restored to his house, and safety is the main concern at this point. "They've got caution tape strung up all over the place," he added.

"I'm hoping the crew will show up and start working on (restoring power), but rumor has it that there's more storms coming through," Borders said. "We can only keep our fingers crossed."

While crews hope to restore power to the majority of the customers by tonight, that could be impacted by the weather forecast, said Eileen Dixon, a spokeswoman for DTE. 

In total, 80,000 customers in DTE's coverage area lost power Friday evening, with the majority in Washtenaw, Monroe and western Wayne counties, Dixon said. She added those customers who don't have power restored to them by tonight will have power by Sunday or, at the latest, Monday.

Bill Deedler, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said Washtenaw County may see "strong to severe storms" through tonight, but he expects the weather to "calm down" Sunday and remain calm through Tuesday.

Saline Assistant Fire Chief Charles Schaible said Maple Road remains closed between US-12 and Clark Street due to the fallen tree and downed wires. Schaible said his department responded to about 24 calls of "wires down, or arching wires, or trees in the road," from about 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Schaible added an apartment located above some businesses on East Michigan Avenue sustained roof damage when a portion of the building's flat, rubber roof "lifted" and "rolled" up. No one was injured, and no residents were displaced due to the damage, Schaible said.

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