Friday, June 29, 2012
127 customers in Ferndale and more in Pleasant Ridge and Oak Park were included in an area outage affecting about 1,073 customers on Friday morning.
Update 11:45 a.m.: The DTE outage map now shows just 10 customers in Ferndale without power, and the large outage area previously affecting 1,073 customers is now resolved. 7:45 a.m.: There are 127 customers in Ferndale without power as of 7:45 a.m. Friday, according to a DTE outage map. Some of the customers are affected by an area outage including a total of 1,073 customers, with 513 customers in Oak Park and 479 in Pleasant Ridge. There are also two much smaller pockets of no power due to transformer issues, according to the map. Estimated restoration times were not yet available from DTE. Stay tuned to Ferndale Patch for updates.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
A wind storm left more than 3,000 DTE customers in the city without power Monday, with the majority of outages resolved overnight. All of the area outages were resolved by Tuesday evening.
Update 9 p.m.: All of the area outages in Ferndale have now been resolved, according to DTE's power outage map. 6:20 p.m.: The number of DTE customers in Ferndale without power was down to 104 by late afternoon Tuesday. According to DTE's power outage map, the remaining area outages should be resolved by 11 p.m. tonight. 9 a.m. Tuesday: Nearly 400 customers in Ferndale remained without power Tuesday morning, according to DTE Energy's power outage map. High winds Monday left more than 3,000 customers in the city without power after the wind damaged eight circuits at the Hazel Park Substation. Power was restored for the majority of customers during the overnight hours. DTE estimates the remaining outages will be resolved between 9 p.m. and …
Friday, March 2, 2012
Thunderstorms could blow in this afternoon, with the strongest winds expected 9 p.m.-5 a.m. with the possibility of downed tree limbs and power outages.
March is playing its usual role, marching in like a lion with a little snow Thursday and now a high wind watch and a chance for thunderstorms Friday afternoon into Saturday morning. The National Weather Service is forecasting we could experience thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, mainly 3-9 p.m., as well as strong southwesterly winds developing ahead of a cold front that will pass through southeastern Michigan this evening. The strongest winds are expected 9 p.m.-5 a.m., with the intensity slowly subsiding throughout the night. Southwesterly sustained winds of 35-40 mph will be possible, with westerly wind gusts of 55-60 mph possible, the weather service says. Strong winds can result in the downing of large limbs and trees and …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Downed wires along Hilton caused outages, which were restored Tuesday evening.
Update 8:20 p.m. Tuesday: Power has been restored to all but a handful of DTE Energy customers. 6 p.m. Tuesday: Around 1,000 Ferndale DTE customers were without power Tuesday afternoon after multiple power lines went down along Hilton between Eight Mile and Nine Mile roads. "There look to be a few wires down," DTE spokesman Alejandro Bodipo-Memba said. DTE crews were at the site of the downed wires and power is expected to be restored by this evening. "We've got crews working on them now," he said. "We're hopeful to get folks back as quickly as possible." A traffic light was out at Hilton and Nine Mile, causing police to close several blocks of Hilton. As of 4:20 p.m., DTE's power outage map showed several trouble spots: Ferndale Police …
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Friday, October 7, 2011
After high winds wreaked havoc in September, the city will not receive state's help with costs.
Ferndale has been denied its request for state emergency funds to assist in the cleanup from a severe storm Labor Day weekend. Winds of up 70 mph storm flew through the area Sept. 3, knocking down trees and electrical lines, causing severe damage and leaving thousands without power for days. City officials estimated storm damage of around $100,000. The incident prompted Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter to declare a state of emergency and ask the state to help offset some of the cost. If approved, the city could have received up to $30,000. “We were told that there were no lingering threats to health and safety,” Ferndale City Manager April McGrath said. Coulter worries about the effect on the city's resources. "I'm disappointed that we didn't …
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Hits from call to council during Monday night's City Council meeting, plus Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter's push to streamline the agenda.
Just a few things from Call to Council on Monday night, plus Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter streamlines the agenda. On Sept. 3, a storm blew through Ferndale knocking down trees, damaging houses, pulling down electric poles and wires and cutting power to thousands of Ferndale resident. Some residents were without power for four days and the cleanup lasted well into the next week. To recoup costs of the damage, estimated by the city to be more than $100,000, Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter declared the city in a state of emergency, which allowed the city to apply for $30,000 in state emergency aid. For part of the process, the city had to assess the damage to homes and structures. Ferndale City Manger April McGrath said that specific report, with …
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
"This doesn't mean things have gotten worse. What this does mean is that Ferndale can now qualify for state funding that will go toward the cost of clean up," Mayor Dave Coulter said.
Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter declared Ferndale in a state of emergency Thursday after a fierce storm blew through the area Saturday evening, knocking down trees and leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power over the weekend and into the week. "This doesn't mean things have gotten worse. What this does mean is that Ferndale can now qualify for state funding that will go toward the cost of clean up," Coulter said. The storm's winds were clocked at 70 mph, knocking down as many as 80 wires in Ferndale, DTE Energy officials said. The storm blew down a large amount of trees throughout Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge, crushing cars, garage roofs and tearing down wires and electrical poles. Saturday, after the storm went through, as many…
Utility officials were at Ferndale City Hall to field questions, complaints and concerns from the community it services.
Frustrations are running deep with DTE Energy and its estimates of when power might be back on in Ferndale and the surrounding areas after an evening storm ripped through the area Saturday evening. "Is there any hope?" Michael Kidder, a Royal Oak resident, asked the DTE engineers who were at Ferndale's City Hall 4-7 p.m. Wednesday to field questions from the community. About 10 people showed up throughout the day, according to DTE. "You guys keep telling us different things. I just want a straight answer," added Kidder, who said he had been without power since Saturday evening. Saturday's storm brought heavy rain and 70 mph winds that blew through Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge and surrounding areas, taking down trees and dropping 80 electric …
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Utility officials were in Ferndale on Tuesday and will return Wednesday to make themselves available to answer questions and concerns.
DTE Energy will again be at City Hall on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. to speak with residents about the power restoration effort from Saturday evening's storm. DTE Energy's Vice President of Distribution Vincent Dow and DTE engineers were at City Hall noon-5:30 p.m.Tuesday to be available to residents, answering questions about the storm damage and power restoration efforts. As of 2:30 p.m., four or five residents had stopped by, DTE officials said. Saturday evening, a storm blew through Ferndale and the surrounding areas, knocking out as many as 7,000 customers in Ferndale. Winds of up to 70 mph were recorded and as many as 80 lines were reported down, DTE spokesman Scott Simons said. As of Tuesday evening, 1,600 customers were still without …
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Patch took a ride through Pleasant Ridge to view the damage through Ferndale's friendly neighbor to the north.
Tree limbs and branches were piled high and the hum of generators was omnipresent in Pleasant Ridge on Tuesday afternoon. The cleanup of a storm that blew through the area on Saturday evening, knocking down several trees and wires, was still in full effect on Tuesday afternoon. Though debris was cleared from the right of ways along Ridge Road, chippers and chainsaws were still all out on Tuesday afternoon to clear debris from yards and curbs. The Saturday evening storm had winds clocked at 70 mph, pulling down trees and wires throughout Pleasant Ridge. As of Tuesday afternoon, 411 customers were still without power in the 48069 zip code. In Ferndale, the storm knocked out as many as 7,000 customers on Saturday evening. DTE Energy reported …
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Ardy
12:06 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Filed under FWIW: I've talked with 5 people today who recieved phone calls from DTE asking their opinion about the service and what happened yesterday. When all 5 of them started to talk about how unsatisfied they were with the company and the amount of outages within the past year, the DTE rep immediately hung up on them. Something needs to be done, right now. Where is Covey on this? I suggest … more ›