Tornadoes in southeast Michigan: videos, photos, reports from on the ground
A string of severe thunderstorms that produced multiple funnel clouds and confirmed tornadoes rumbled through southeast lower Michigan Thursday evening.
- Word of the storms began spreading soon after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of the metro Detroit area.
- Within an hour, the first funnel clouds were reported and a tornado warning was issued for parts of Washtenaw and Livingston counties.
- Weather watchers around the nation tracked the storm.
- Matthew Altruda of Ann Arbor was in Hudson Mills Metropark near Dexter when the storm hit. He took this incredible footage of the tornado. Warning: this video contains graphic language.
- Other people shared photos of the tornado, too.
@Ginger_Zee her brother sent this one to me of the tornado http://pic.twitter.com/g2DrdHRX
@reedtimmerTVN here is a pic of the Dexter,MI tornado. Also several more of damage. http://pic.twitter.com/acxVR2cd
@WTOL11 chasing this tornado cell moving over I-75 just north I've the ohio / Michigan boarder! Thought I'd share!! http://pic.twitter.com/pSkyKiLM- And quickly, photos spread of the damage, including several homes being completely leveled.
We are getting our first pictures of the damage caused by a tornado in Dexter (near Ann Arbor). #news8 http://pic.twitter.com/69ZhD8qh- People immediately took to Twitter to discuss the storm.
