DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – At least six tornadoes touched down in Michigan on Thursday night as severe storms and strong winds killed five people, downed trees, damaged property, and left hundreds of thousands of customers without power.
The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with winds of 90 miles-per-hour crossed from Ingham County into adjacent Livingston County on Thursday night.
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Four other EF-1 tornadoes were reported in Belleville and Gibraltar in Wayne County, and in South Rockwood and near Newport in Monroe County.
A weaker EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 miles-per-hour was on the ground for less than two miles in Wayne County’s Canton Township, west of Detroit, according to the weather service.
On the west side of the state, the Kent County sheriff’s office said a 21-year-old woman and two girls, ages 1 and 3, died Thursday night after two vehicles collided head-on as it was raining.
The sheriff’s office said a 22-year-old Gowen man who was driving the car carrying the woman and two girls was seriously injured in the crash, which occurred when his car struck an SUV. That vehicle’s driver suffered minor injuries.
In Lansing, an 84-year-old woman died Thursday night after a tree fell on a home. Another person in Ingham County was confirmed dead and several people severely injured as more than 25 vehicles were severely damaged along I-96. As of Friday afternoon, it was not clear if the storm or a crash caused the wrecks on the interstate.
DTE and Consumers Energy stressed some homes and businesses may not have power restored until the end of the weekend.
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