Power companies across the Lower Peninsula offer multiple ways to report electric outages, see affected areas online.

Ice is sort of the worst-case scenario for us.”That’s what Todd Meyers with first energy says ahead of Wednesday night’s ice storm. He says that while the snow

As southern Michigan prepares for an overnight ice storm, here's a look at ways you can protect yourself and family from outages, damage.

While Wednesday is cloudy with some light flurries or sleet pellets, freezing rain and a wintry mix will arrive after 10pm tonight, through 7-8am Thursday morning. Slippery travel, downed power lines, and tree damage is expected for parts of the region including along the Blue Ridge, Grant and Hardy Counties, and the Allegheny Front.

The National Weather Service says southwest Michigan will be the first part of the state to be impacted Wednesday night as freezing rain falls.