Storms Spawn Tornado, Power Out For Thousands.
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) - It will be a day of cleanup and work for utility crews and homeowners throughout Michigan as a result of storms that hit the lower part of the state late Sunday afternoon.
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Perry, east of Lansing.
A storm survey said the tornado packed winds of 90 to 95 miles per hour. The tornado tracked for two-and-a-half miles. Surveyors say the damage path was 100 yards wide with trees uprooted and snapped.
"There were several structures damaged in the southwest corner of Shiawassee County just southwest of Perry, and there were several trees down in that area, just off of Locke Road," Perry Fire Chief Guy Hubbard told WWJ's Gary Lundy Sunday evening.
No injuries were reported.
There was also storm damage in Stockbridge and Fowlerville in Livingston County. Barns were blown over, a few homes had roof damage and trees and power lines were blown down.
DTE Energy reported 15,000 power outage Monday morning. Five-thousand each in Livingston and Oakland counties, 4,500 in Ingham County and 1,500 in Monroe County.
Consumers Energy Monday reported 79,000 outages.
Aside from the tornado near Perry, the highest winds, 80 miles per hour, were reported near Gaines in Genesee County.
60 miles per hour gusts were reported in Oakland and Monroe counties which reported trees and power lines down.
In West Michigan, severe damage was reported in Kalamazoo County.
Trees are down across roads and on top of several homes and cars in the Battle Creek area. Columbia Ave. in Battle Creek seems to be one of the hardest hit areas, with roofs blown off of several businesses, according to CBS Television station WWMT.
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