More than 319,000 Michigan electricity customers were without power at 11 p.m., according to outage maps, including outages from an earlier ice storm in northern Michigan and later from storms that hit Lower Michigan.
There were multiple reports of a tornado on the ground at around 6:05 p.m. in Newaygo County, which is north of Grand Rapids.
DTE Energy reported 34,988 power outages; Consumers Energy, 190,508; Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co -op, 32,071; Alpena Power, 16,447; and Great Lakes Energy, which serves western northern Michigan from the tip of the state to Holland, reported 45.257 outages.
Severe thunderstorm warnings expired for Huron County, where 60 mph wind gusts and penny-size hail were expected. For Sanilac and St. Clair counties, warnings expired for a storm carried winds of up to 70 mph with penny-size hail.
The weather service instructed those in the path of a tornado or severe thunderstorm to head to a basement or interior room of a house on the lowest floor. Those in mobile homes or vehicles were urged to head to a sturdy structure.
Wind gusts of 96 miles per hour were reported at Jackson County Airport. Ann Arbor reported gusts of 65 miles per hour; 63 miles per hour were noted at Detroit Metro Airport and 81 miles per hour the Gerald R. Ford International Airport near Grand Rapids.
A severe thunderstorm watch also had been issued for Lapeer, Macomb and Tuscola counties until 10 p.m.
"This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of Steuben, southeastern Branch, southwestern Hillsdale and northwestern Williams Counties, including the following locations ... Camden, Cambria, York, Montgomery, Bridgewater Center, Lake Wilson, Frontier, Pleasant Lake, Nettle Lake, and Ray," the weather service said.
Staff Writer Craig Mauger contributed to this report.
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