After a severe storm swept through Michigan last weekend, about 16,000 customers were still powered off late Monday.

DTE and Consumers Energy staff are working hard to complete the repair work early on Tuesday.

At the peak on Saturday, DTE reported that approximately 160,000 customers were in the dark, while Consumers Energy reported more than 150,000. As of Monday night, about 7,000 consumer customers were out of power, and DTE reported that about 8,900 people were out of power. 

DTE said on Twitter on Monday that “after heavy rain and high winds caused severe damage to our infrastructure, including the collapse of more than 1,500 electrical wires, broken utility poles and tree-related damage,” more than 2,200 members have been working to restore power. .

Spokesperson Sally Justis said that the utility company plans to restore power to 96% of its customers before the end of the day, and the rest "as soon as possible on Tuesday."

Justice said that many of the remaining power outages "occurred in areas damaged by severe storms." "This complicates recovery."

Consumer Reports said that after the storm damaged 192 utility poles and damaged more than 2,500 wires, workers have been working in shifts for 16 hours to restore power.

The company said it has more than 450 staff in the middle of the entire service area, including 47 mutual aid workers, storm trailers and mobile command centers.  

“Line workers, forestry workers, office workers, and others involved in the restoration activities will continue to work until the last customer is repaired, most of which will end today,” said Christine Wisniewski, an official from the utility company. “I We want to thank our customers for their patience and understanding when we deal with severe damage to the system." 

The utility company urges people to be careful near collapsed electrical wires and keep at least 25 feet away from them.

DTE customers should report power outages or outages online through outage.dteenergy.com or using the DTE Energy Mobile app, or call (800) 477-4747.

Consumers Energy customers can report power outages and check the status of power outages on www.ConsumersEnergy.com/OutageCenter. Customers can also register to get power outage alerts and recovery times via phone, email or SMS, SMS "REG" to 232273, or visit www.ConsumersEnergy.com/alerts.

In several communities in Michigan, including Detroit and Pontiac, wind speeds of up to 60 mph on weekends.

The National Weather Service reports that wind is accompanied by powerful low-pressure systems and cold fronts.

NWS records show that by Monday, the gusts had subsided, when the Detroit Metropolitan Airport reached a high of 48 degrees, which was about 10 degrees higher than the average for the day.

A similar situation is expected on Tuesday, and the temperature will be higher on Wednesday, when the highest temperature may reach more than 50 degrees and bring light rain.

According to the Meteorological Service, the storm may continue until Thursday as the mercury temperature rises to around 60 degrees.

By Friday, the readings will return to normal, and there may be rain and snow at night.