Ice storm causes power outages

DTE servicemen work on Piche Street near Kerby Road in Grosse Pointe Woods to restore electricity to the neighborhood Friday afternoon, February 24, 2023, after a midweek winter storm coated the area with freezing rain knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.

Jenett Johnson, 48, of Oak Park, shows a downed tree branch in her yard that damaged power lines from the ice storm Wednesday night.

Philip and Madeleine Macy clean up their yard in Ypsilanti after a storm ripped through the surrounding trees, Feb. 23, 2023.

Electrical repair workers in an altec cherry picker work on a high tension line along 8 Mile near Hazel Park.

L-r, Dalal Abuhassan, 21, Police Intern of the City of Dearborn and Joey Herrera, 25, Fire Dept. Intern, packs bags of dry ice for residents during the free give away by the City of Dearborn to help residents affected by the ice storm. February 23, 2023, Dearborn, MI.

L-r, Dalal Abuhassan, 21, Police Intern of the City of Dearborn delivers two bags of dry ice to Jennifer Miller, 45, of Dearborn, during the free give away by the City of Dearborn to help residents affected by the ice storm. February 23, 2023, Dearborn, MI.

Emily Brady, 35, of Dearborn, is happy to receive two bags of dry ice from Jim Rodgers, Emergency Manager Coordinator for the City of Dearborn, during the free give away by the City of Dearborn to help residents affected by the ice storm. February 23, 2023, Dearborn, MI.

A downed tree limb blocka of Ohio Street in Detroit Thursday morning.

A car goes around a fallen branch on Henley due to an over night ice storm in Berkley, Michigan on February 23, 2023.

Down power lines in middle of Michigan Avenue near Outer Drive in Dearborn. Police assisting as DTE works to repair. Noticing some fire trucks are just parked next to scenes in case

Down power lines in middle of Michigan Avenue near Outer Drive in Dearborn. Police assisting as DTE works to repair. Noticing some fire trucks are just parked next to scenes in case

Kathleen Nachtrab moves broken tree branches to the curb after ice brought them down on her property on Grosse Ile, Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Officer Louis Hurtado of the Grosse Ile Police Department directs a car under a downed secondary power line on Parke Lane on Grosse Ile, Thursday, February 23, 2023.

A tree limb hangs in a power line near Hedke Elementary in Trenton, Thursday, Feb. 23. Andy Morrison, The Detroit News.

Rich Dennis, 80, left, and an unidentified neighbor who pitched in clean up Dennis' yard after several ice-covered branches crashed down in Dearborn. Rich's wife Barbara Dennis said they attempted to clean up the yard themselves, but the branches were too large, heavy and some not yet fully detached from the tree. Soon enough, their new neighbor assisted with ladders and saws. The Good Samaritan wished to remain unnamed. "We didn't expect anyone to help, but this new neighbor kindly offered. We're not used to it because people just don't do that anymore," Barbara Dennis said.

Rich Dennis, 80, carries a fallen branch while cleaning up his yard with the help of a neighbor after heavy ice downed several branches in his Dearborn neighborhood.

Barbara and Rich Dennis' home on Monroe near West Outer Drive in Dearborn is covered in fallen frozen branches Thursday morning. A new neighbor came by and offered to help clean up their yard. "We've lived here for 28 years and never seen anything like it. We've had limbs fall down before but I didn't think we'd get this much," said Barbara, 74. "My son is coming today from St. Clair Shores because he doesn't have power and my daughter doesn't have power in Woodhaven."

Trees downed by ice accumulation block Wells Road in Dundee Thursday morning.

A tree limb downed by ice accumulation from Wednesday's storm tore through the ceiling in the kitchen of Nicole Streeter's home on Wells Road in Dundee.

A tree limb downed by ice from Wednesday's storm landed on Nicole Streeter's kitchen floor after ripping through the roof of her home on Wells Road in Dundee, Michigan.

Work crews clear downed tree limbs on Nakota in Royal Oak from the overnight ce storm in Royal Oak, Michigan on February 23, 2023.

Fallen ice encased branches behind a home on Glenwood in Royal Oak, Michigan on February 23, 2023.

Ferry Road is closed due to downed power lines on Grosse Ile, Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Ice encapsulates the branches of a bush in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Icicles hang from a One-Way road sign in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Ice encapsulates the emerging buds on tree branches in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

A downed tree branch created a mess in Dearborn after Wednesday's ice storm.

Fallen limbs incased in ice cover a van af at a house on Oliver in Royal Oak, Michigan on February 23, 2023.

Ice clings to some tall grass in a yard in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

A tree limb rests on a cable line on Grosse Ile, Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Ice clings to the needles of an evergreen tree in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Icicles hang from a lawn ornament in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Ice clings to branches in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Ice clings to branches in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Ice clings to the needles of an evergreen tree in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Ice encapsulates the emerging buds on tree branches in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

Ice clings to branches in Grosse Pointe Woods on the morning of Thursday, February 23, 2023 after freezing rain coated Metro Detroit communities over night.

An Xfinity worker repairs a cable following an ice storm in Paw Paw, in Van Buren County, Michigan, Thursday.

A barn surround by ice covered trees following an ice storm in Allegan County, Mich., on Thursday.

Mark Miller of Kalamazoo Township cleans up debris after ice storm damage in the Westwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo Township, Mich., on Thursday.

Ice storm damage in the Milwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.

Consumers Energy works to repair lines and remove downed trees following an an ice storm in the Oakwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo.

Downed trees block a road following an an ice storm in the Oakwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo.

Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo