DTE makes progress, customers without power down to under 10k

Under 10,000 DTE Energy customers were still without power Saturday evening after severe weather moved into southeast Michigan this week, bringing heavy rainfall, heat, thunderstorms and flooding.

By midnight., 9,765 DTE Energy customers were in the dark with 671 field resources working towards restoration, down from more than 200,000 Wednesday night, after a line of storms ripped through the region Wednesday afternoon, toppling power lines, breaking tree branches and uprooting trees, according to the utility's outage map.

"Our storm response team of more than 3,000 strong, is focused on restoring each and every customer impacted by recent weather systems. Please remember to stay at least 25 feet from any downed wire and anything it may touch — consider all wires live," the utility said on its website.

Consumers Energy's outage map Saturday evening reported 21 outages, leaving 2,871 customers without power.

Friday's temperatures reached the upper 80s at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus, according to the National Weather service. The heat index climbed into the 90s.

As storms move east, widespread showers and thunderstorms were expected to taper off mid-morning, with isolated shower or sub-severe thunderstorms returning to the region in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Saturday's temperatures were expected to reach upper 70s to lower 80s, while Sunday's forecast called for less humidity, with temperatures reaching mid 70s to nearly 80, the agency said.