As outages continue, West Michigan braces for next round of storms
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Power restoration efforts continued around the state Tuesday, with another round of possible severe weather developing Wednesday evening.
Communities across West Michigan are doing what they can to clean up, and re-prepare for the possible weather.
“I don’t even want to think into that storm, since we just got our power back up,” one Ada Township resident said. “We lost power Sunday night around 6 p.m. We just got it back about an hour ago (Tuesday evening). It’s pretty challenging.”
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Crews repair traffic lights at Cascade Road and Laraway Lake Drive. (April 1, 2025)
Crews repair traffic lights at Cascade Road and Laraway Lake Drive. (April 1, 2025)
Meanwhile in East Grand Rapids, lingering street flooding presented a roadblock for cars, cyclists and pedestrians on Reed’s Lake Boulevard. Residents there told News 8 that it floods in most major rainstorms, and they expect more flooding come Wednesday.
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A driver makes a way through flooded Reed’s Lake Boulevard after storms. (April 1, 2025)
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Reed’s Lake Boulevard flooded after storms. (April 1, 2025)
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A pedestrian walks on flooded Reed’s Lake Boulevard after storms. (April 1, 2025)
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Bikers ride tandem on flooded Reed’s Lake Boulevard after storms. (April 1, 2025)
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Reed’s Lake Boulevard flooded after storms. (April 1, 2025)
At the intersection of Cascade and Laraway Lake, power restoration crews worked to repair downed lines as nearby neighborhoods waited for power to be restored. Consumers Energy estimates it will return by 8:45 a.m. April 2.
On the Thornapple River, an eagle-eyed business owner spotted a massive tree lying on top of a boat house, representing a potential job for his specialized company amid an already busy week.
A tree on a boat house on the Thornapple River after storms rolled through. (April 1, 2025)
“I got a barge with a crane on it for doing the waterwork,” Steve Johnson with Larry’s Tree Service told News 8. “Trying to reach out to that customer and maybe we will be taking that off their shed here in the next couple days. It’s been very busy, though. Phones have been ringing a lot. It is hard to keep up.”
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Johnson was also wary of the looming return of severe weather, with his staff already working overtime hours to keep up with Sunday’s damage.
“Just finding the guys to keep up with the workload is going to be the biggest challenge I think,” he said.
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