UPDATED 12:55pm Consumers Energy reports approximately 94,000 customers remained without power at this hour. The vast majority of customers without electric service should have power restored by midnight Saturday. In some of the hardest areas, including portions of Genesee, Jackson, Kent, Lenawee, Ionia and Kalamazoo counties, restoration work will continue into Sunday.
As Consumers Energy crews continue efforts to restore power following this week’s windstorm, the National Weather Service is forecasting colder temperatures and strong winds for today and into the weekend. Consumers Energy reports this morning that more than two thirds of affected customers now have their power restored, but the remaining customers could be without electricity through Sunday night.
The Jackson YMCA has offered use of their shower facilities to anyone, simply by showing ID at the front desk during their regular hours. Jackson College also welcomes community members who are without power to use the showers in the Victor Cuiss Fieldhouse locker rooms.
Community members can use the showers Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at Jackson College. Victor Cuiss Fieldhouse is located on the east side of Central Campus. Enter from Emmons Road, then turn left onto the service drive, then right into the parking area. Continue straight ahead till you see the fieldhouse.
The Jackson County Sheriff Department’s Emergency Management Division has compiled this list of warming centers available to anyone needing a warm place to go.
CITY OF JACKSON RECREATION DEPARTMENT
BOOS RECREATION CENTER
210 Gilbert Street
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 788-4064 Main
CITY OF JACKSON RECREATION DEPARTMENT
KING COMMUNITY CENTER
1107 Adrian Street
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 788-4067 Main
http://www.kingcommunitycenter.com
VILLAGE OF SPRING MEADOWS
3501 Cherry Blossom Drive
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 788-6679 Main
(517) 796-1359 Fax
(800) 649-3777 TDD/TTY
LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
1200 North West Avenue
Jackson, MI 49202
(517) 789-1200 Hotline Crisis Line
(517) 780-3332 Main Customer Services & Recipient Rights
(517) 789-1209 Administrative Business Line
(517) 796-9426 Fax
(517) 780-3332 Main Customer Services
(866) 630-3690 Toll Free Customer Services
(517) 789-2492 TDD/TTY
(866) 630-3690 Toll Free Customer Services & Recipient Rights
JACKSON COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (Offering use of shower facilities at Vic Cuiss Fieldhouse)
2111 Emmons Road
Jackson, MI 49201-8399
(517) 787-0800 Main
(517) 796-8631 Fax
NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP OFFICE
6755 West Brooklyn Road
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 536-8694 Main
(517) 536-0112 Fax
http://www.napoleontownship.us/
Jackson YMCA (Offering use of their facility for showers and you must bring identification.)
127 W. Wesley St.
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 784-9622
http://www.jacksonymca.org/