A Michigan home was torn to shreds by falling trees when a line of severe storms hit the region Tuesday evening.
UNION PIER, Mich. – Dramatic new drone video shows a home torn to shreds by falling trees in the aftermath of this week’s savage storms in southwest Michigan.
A line of severe weather blasted across the state and the Great Lakes region Tuesday afternoon and evening, plunging more than 400,000 utility customers into darkness as thunderstorms with hurricane-force wind gusts and tennis ball-sized hail wreaked havoc in parts of the Midwest.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BRING HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS, TENNIS BALL-SIZED HAIL TO GREAT LAKES REGION
Video captured by Nate’s Dronography shows the giant tree after it sliced apart a Union Pier home in Berrien County. The tree crashed through the roof and landed on the ground. Fortunately, the home was not occupied.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning that indicated the possibility of destructive 80-mph winds was in effect for the region. A 66-mph wind gust was clocked 15 miles away.
More than 100 damage reports as a result of the storms were received from the Midwest to Great Lakes region on Tuesday, including a 76-mph gust at Detroit International Airport – which is as strong as a Category 1 hurricane.
More than 115,000 utility customers statewide were still without power as of Thursday morning.