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Consumers Energy says it expects to have power returned to all customers by midday Monday. The utility company says it's already restored power to more than 200,000 customers since last week's ice storms.

But the recovery isn't over in the hardest hit parts of West Michigan.

Tom Turner is pastor¹ of Jesus Non-Denominational Church in Greenville, which has opened as a shelter for those without power.

Even though it appears like everybody's got electric, and it's fine, Turner says, we understand there's still a few that have frozen pipes. And unless you get under a mobile home with a heating element of some kind, you're not through the storm until it's done.

The National Weather Service says it's also tracking a number of ice jams along the Grand River in West Michigan, which could lead to flooding. Last week, and ice jam in the city of Portland in Ionia County forced about 50 residents to evacuate². There's still a risk of more flooding in that city.

Meanwhile, Grand Rapids remains³ under a state of emergency declared by Governor Gretchen Whitmer over the weekend. City officials say they're working to remove more than a hundred trees and branches that fell on city streets during the ice storm last week.

Grand Rapids city manager Mark Washington said the storms “stretched the city's capacity in a way leaders had not seen before,” according to a statement released over the weekend.

More storms are on the way for the region. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory⁴ for West Michigan for Monday evening through Wednesday. Up to five inches of additional snow are possible for parts of the region. The storms could also bring another round of freezing rain.

Turner says he's praying the power won't go out again.

“A lot of people right now, they've spent all their money on hotels,” Turner says. “So this round could potentially be more devastating⁵ than the first round.”

Turner says he'll keep his church open in case anyone needs assistance through the storms.

The Heart of West Michigan United Way has a list of other churches and organizations in the area offering help. You can find that here.

Anyone in need of assistance can also call 2-1-1 to get more information on the resources available.

1 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

2 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

5 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。