US EditionClean up Begins After Strong Storms Rip Through West Michigan
- Strong storms swept through West Michigan from late Thursday, May 15, into early Friday, causing widespread damage and power outages.
- These storms included severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings triggered by gustnado winds reaching up to 70 mph, prompting preparation and response efforts.
- By 8:44 a.m. On Friday, Consumers Energy, which serves large portions of West and Mid-Michigan, reported nearly 186,000 power outages, with significant disruption along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
- Chris Wisniewski, a Consumers Energy officer leading the response, stated that the company is deploying all necessary resources today to promptly and safely bring power back to their customers who rely on them.
- Officials committed to around-the-clock recovery work while noting exact damage details and cleanup timelines remain undetermined as more storms may occur Friday afternoon.
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Tornadoes touched down as severe storms moved through Michigan, NWS confirms
Multiple tornadoes touched down in Michigan overnight Thursday after severe storms moved through the state, according to the National Weather Service.Tornadoes hit St. Charles, Gregory and Atlas, NWS said damage surveys confirmed. An EF1 touched down at 12:03 a.m. Friday halfway between Stockbridge and Gregory, just north of M-106. It traveled 1.6 miles before lifting in Gregory at 12:05 a.m. Peak winds reached 90 mph.NWS reported damage to tree…
KRQE News 13
WGN 9Cleanup underway after strong storms rip through West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews started cleaning up Friday after a line of strong storms barreled across West Michigan the previous night, bringing down trees onto homes and power lines and spawning radar-confirmed tornadoes. As of Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service said it had confirmed two EF0 tornadoes in the Battle Creek area. NWS confirms 2 tornadoes touched down in Battle Creek area The NWS was still working to confirm…
WNTZ FOX 48
Clean up begins after strong storms rip through West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews have begun cleaning up after a line of strong storms barreled across West Michigan on Thursday night, bringing trees down onto homes and power lines, and spawning radar-confirmed tornadoes. Nexstar's WOOD counted no less than 30 severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings for West Michigan counties throughout the night, and radar indicated there were likely twisters. Downed trees, damaged buildings …
Some mid-Michigan neighbors remain in the dark following last night's storm
Work is now underway following Thursday nights severe weather throughout our neighborhoods.Some neighbors woke up in the dark and Consumers Energy is now working to restore it.Here is a look where the numbers stand:Eaton County: 7906Ingham County: 9789Clinton County: 1125Jackson County: 1168Copy and paste the transcript here. Want to see more local news? Visit the FOX47News Website.For more news in your neighborhood, go to the In Your Neighborho…
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