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Tornado damages dozens of Michigan homes

Over 70 homes and business establishments damaged after a tornado swept through mid-Michigan. Lower Michigan also saw severe thunderstorm warnings, watches, flooding, high winds and hail as a late-winter storm system trekked across the Midwest.

Tornado damages dozens of Michigan homes

Tornado damages dozens of Michigan homes

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Published : Mar 15, 2019, 11:23 PM IST

Michigan: A tornado swept through mid-Michigan, damaging homes and knocking out power to thousands, according to US authorities.

Tornado damages dozens of Michigan homes

The US National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down on Thursday night around the Shiawassee County community of Vernon, about 21 miles (34 kilometers) southwest of Flint.

Officials say the same tornado touched down in nearby Durand about 7:05 p.m. local time.

State police say that roughly 70 homes and businesses were damaged, but no injuries were immediately reported.

Resident Tanner Frederic said the twister "sounded like a train was going right by you and it lasted five seconds and it was gone".

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Lower Michigan also saw severe thunderstorm warnings, watches, flooding, high winds and hail as a late-winter storm system trekked across the Midwest.

Michigan: A tornado swept through mid-Michigan, damaging homes and knocking out power to thousands, according to US authorities.

Tornado damages dozens of Michigan homes

The US National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down on Thursday night around the Shiawassee County community of Vernon, about 21 miles (34 kilometers) southwest of Flint.

Officials say the same tornado touched down in nearby Durand about 7:05 p.m. local time.

State police say that roughly 70 homes and businesses were damaged, but no injuries were immediately reported.

Resident Tanner Frederic said the twister "sounded like a train was going right by you and it lasted five seconds and it was gone".

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Lower Michigan also saw severe thunderstorm warnings, watches, flooding, high winds and hail as a late-winter storm system trekked across the Midwest.

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Genesee Township, Michigan - 14 March 2019
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of emergency vehicles on scene of damage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Don Fremd, Genesee Township Assistant Fire Chief:
"We have roofs ripped completely off two or three different trailers. We got trees twisted. Tops are ripped right off. There's heavy damage throughout the trailer park here on the Northeast side."
3. Various of emergency vehicles, damage
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++SOUNDBITES PARTIALLY COVERED WITH IMAGES AT SOURCE++
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Shiawassee County, Michigan - 14 March 2019
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanner Frederic, Shiawassee County resident: ++NIGHT SHOT++
"It shook a lot."
5. Various of damage ++DAY SHOTS++
++NIGHT SHOTS++
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanner Frederic, Shiawassee County resident:
"Never experiences this is in my life, never thought it would ever happen."
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Fate, Shiawassee County resident:
"Like I said, the living room came bursting in and we dropped to the ground and covered."
8. Various of damage ++DAY SHOTS++
++NIGHT SHOTS++
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanner Frederic, Shiawassee County resident:
"Five seconds, I mean, it sounded like a train was going right by you and it lasted five seconds and then it was gone."
10. Various of damage
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Fate, Shiawassee County resident:
"Very thankful. Could have been a lot worse."
12. Wide of damage
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Fate, Shiawassee County resident:
"Actually had to climb over everything. The entire ceiling was caved in on the floor, the couches were all pushed up into the kitchen where we were - climbing over all that, the glass, like I said, the roof."
14. Various of damage
STORYLINE:
A tornado swept through mid-Michigan, damaging homes and knocking out power to thousands, according to US authorities.
The US National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down on Thursday night around the Shiawassee County community of Vernon, about 21 miles (34 kilometers) southwest of Flint.
Officials say the same tornado touched down in nearby Durand about 7:05 p.m. local time.
State police say that roughly 70 homes and businesses were damaged, but no injuries were immediately reported.
Resident Tanner Frederic said the twister "sounded like a train was going right by you and it lasted five seconds and it was gone".
Lower Michigan also saw severe thunderstorm warnings, watches, flooding, high winds and hail as a late-winter storm system trekked across the Midwest.
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