Suspected tornado filmed tearing through a southwest Michigan strip mall
The Detroit News • • nation
Key Points:
- Tornadoes struck southwest Michigan on Friday afternoon, causing significant damage in areas including Three Rivers, Edwardsburg, Juno Lake, and Union City, with buildings destroyed, trees leveled, and power outages affecting over 5,500 customers.
- A tornado ripped the roof off a Menards store, destroyed storage units, and heavily damaged a Dollar Tree in Three Rivers, with eyewitness footage capturing the storm's intensity.
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer activated the State Emergency Operations Center to coordinate response efforts, urging residents to take shelter as the storm system moved northeast with winds up to 60 mph and continued tornado threats.
- The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm watches for multiple counties, advising people to seek shelter immediately and prepare
