Tornadoes cause extensive damage in West Michigan

AT 11 STARTS NOW. >> POWERFUL STORMS LEAVE BEHIND A TRAIL OF DAMAGE INEST MICHIGAN, WE'RE HEARING REPORTS OF POSSIBLE TORNADOES TOUCHING DOWN NEAR KALAMAZOO THIS EVENING . >> STORMS LED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO ISSUING THE FIRST EVER TORNADO EMERGENCY ALERT IN THE STATE'S HISTORY. THE ALERT WAS ISSUED FOR UNION CITY AND SHERWOOD. IT EXPIRED MUCH EARLIER THIS EVENING AT ABOUT 6:30 P.M. NOW, WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, GOVERNOR WHITMER DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN WEST MICHIGAN. AND IT TOPS OUR NEWS AT 11. I'M DEVIN SCILLIAN I'M KIMBERLY GILL. >> TODAY'S STORMS LEFT A MASSIVE, MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE NEAR KALAMAZOO. MOST OF TN CENTERVILLE AND IN THE PORTAGE AREA. THE STRONG STORMS LEFT BEHIND A TRAIL OF DAMAGE FOR SOME BUSINESSES AND HOMES. CONSUMERS ENERGY REPORTS ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER. ALSO IN PORTAGE, A FEDEX BUILDING WAS DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS LEFT RESTING ON DELIVERY VEHICLES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. ABOUT 50 PEOPLE REMAIN TRAPPED INSIDE THE BUILDING. THEY SAY DOWNED WIRES MUST FIRST BE REMOVED BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN BEGIN

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Length: 1min 11sec (71 seconds)

Published: Wed May 08 2024