GRAND BLANC, Mich. (WXYZ) — The National Weather Service confirms an EF-2 tornado touched down in Grand Blanc overnight.
Reports of damage in Grand Blanc after severe storms hit
The survey found that the tornado touched down in Creasey Bicentennial Park and remained on the ground for 5.7 miles, widening the path 450 yards wide. The tornado remained on the ground for approximately 10 minutes.
It is estimated that the hurricane's maximum wind speed was 115 miles per hour.
Reports of damage in Grand Blanc after severe storms hit
According to the National Weather Service, this is only the second time a tornado has been observed in southeastern Michigan. The only sighting occurred once exactly 50 years ago, on February 28, 1974. That tornado was in southwestern Wayne County.
