Severe storms sweep through Southeast Michigan; homes damaged, trees down
Severe storms moved through Southeast Michigan Saturday evening amid reports of damaged houses and downed trees in parts.
Much of the region is under a flood watch through the rest of Saturday.
Severe storms that were forecasted to move through southeastern Oakland and southern Macomb counties between 6:20 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. prompted tornado warnings, which have since expired.
Damaged homes, dozens of downed trees and snapped large branches could be seen in Monroe County on Saturday afternoon after severe storms rolled through.
Photos taken of the area obtained by CBS News Detroit show at least two homes that appeared to be partially leveled.
A severe storm warning was in effect when the system moved through Monroe County. Officials said a spin-up tornado was possible during the alert, though a twister has not yet been confirmed.
"I looked out the back slider door and it was, like, such strong winds and rain, you couldn't even see out. It looked like what you would see in hurricane videos," Jacob Ogle, a Monroe County homeowner, said.
Ogle was home with his wife and kids when he said they felt the weather coming.
"We felt the pressure of the house shift inside," he said.
Ogle added that power surges also happened right before the weather system came through.
A family that lives across the street from Ogle had dozens of trees fall in their backyard, heavily damaging their car and new shed.
The Whiteford Township Police Department said there have been no injuries as a result of the severe weather.
A trampoline could be seen hanging from a power line in Monroe County following the Saturday afternoon storms.
Safety officials in Van Buren Township, Michigan, in Wayne County said Saturday evening that Haggerty Road between Alden Road and East Huron River Drive would be closed "for an extended period of time" due to downed power lines and that crews with DTE Energy were working to resolve the issue.
As of 10:49 p.m. Saturday, over 3,000 Southeast Michigan residents are without power, according to the company's outage map.
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