Tornado touches down in Southeast Michigan, damage reported

DUNDEE, MI – The Nationwide Climate Service has confirmed a twister touched down in Dundee as we speak, inflicting harm to the downtown space and elsewhere alongside its path.

The twister was rated as an EF-0, which implies it was the weakest degree of twister on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which measures the depth of tornadoes. It had an estimated wind velocity of 80 mph because it tracked 7.3 miles by means of the city in southeast Michigan. The twister developed as a line of extreme storms moved by means of the realm this morning, brining rain in some locations and including hail in others.

An NWS harm survey staff confirmed the twister and launched the main points after 6 p.m. Saturday.

“An EF-0 twister tracked by means of Dundee, Michigan in the course of the late morning hours of April 1, 2023,” the NWS survey staff mentioned. “Harm was most concentrated inside higher downtown Dundee, the place rapid areas round Memorial Park skilled concentrated constructing harm. Further sporadic harm occurred with the twister in the course of the period of its path.”

No accidents have been reported.

The width of the twister’s path was about 75 yards. The twister reportedly touched down on the intersection of Brewer and Petersburg roads at 11: 03 a.m. and lifted off the bottom by 11:08 a.m. close to Dixon and Sullivan roads.

“The twister touched down on the intersection of Brewer and Petersburg roads, west southwest of Dundee,” the NWS mentioned. “Harm on this space included a stand of pine bushes down, harm to an outbuilding, and a few important shingle harm to a home.” Winds have been estimated at 75 mph at the moment.

“The twister then tracked alongside Brewer Street with harm consisting of sporadic downed massive limbs as Brewer Street became Riley Road. Upon getting into in to the village of Dundee, estimated wind velocity elevated to a peak of 80 mph in downtown Dundee, particularly within the rapid neighborhood of Memorial Park.

“With elevated wind speeds aided by funneling results between downtown buildings, harm on this space consisted of a roof being partially blown off, home windows blown out, downed limbs, and close by automotive harm. The twister then tracked additional east northeastward till ending close to the intersection of Dixon Street and Sullivan Street, with continued sporadic downed massive limbs.”

After 6 p.m., the Dundee Police Division reported that M-50 had reopened to site visitors.

See extra downtown harm photographs from the Dundee Police right here.

“Park Place and the adjoining sidewalk stay closed to autos and pedestrians, whereas some structural harm remains to be being addressed. Any residents that have been requested to depart, might now return to their house or dwelling,” the police mentioned.