Detroit EF-2 tornado touched down on city's east side, NWS says
Severe weather leaves trail of damage across SE Michigan
The east side of Detroit was one of the hardest areas during the second night of severe weather to roll through SE Michigan.
(FOX 2) - A tornado touched down in Detroit on the city's east side during the bad weather blitz on Thursday, the National Weather Service has confirmed.
Mayor Mary Sheffield announced the details during her press conference.
It started in the area of Mt. Elliott and East Vernor before moving south-east to Belle Isle.
Tornado hits Detroit
The NWS announced late Friday that the tornado that hit Detroit was an EF-2, with 115 mph wind speeds and traveling 3.5 miles. It touched down at 4:14 p.m. on Thursday and stopped after 4:18 p.m.
The extreme weather collided with buildings and roads, flattening structures along a path that began on the city's east side.
Damage was observed in the area of Concord and St. Paul, with other building collapses on Lafayette, Jefferson, and Concord.
The path of the tornado that pushed through Detroit.
Tornado hits Lincoln Park
A second tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service in Lincoln Park on Thursday.
The NWS announced that an EF-0 tornado touched down in the city at 4:12 p.m. and only lasted a minute. It traveled 0.16 of a mile along Fort Street near Memorial Park before tracking into the park and lifting near the Senior Center. The NWS says within its path, the majority of trees
had large limbs snapped with a handful entirely uprooted.
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Residents in Detroit are picking up the pieces after severe storms rolled through Southeast Michigan Thursday evening.
The Source: The City of Detroit was cited for this story.