Michigan: At least seven tornadoes were reported to have made landfall in Michigan as a result of severe storms with high winds that also toppled trees, tore off building roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power, according to officials.

The state capital of Lansing was hit by an EF-2 tornado on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service, with a maximum wind speed of 125 mph (201 km/h). Three other people were also injured.

According to Jordan Gulkis, a spokesman for the Lansing Police Department, a tree fell on a house, killing an 84-year-old woman. Firefighters managed to free the woman from the house, but a hospital declared her dead.

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On Thursday night, an EF-1 tornado with winds of 90 mph (145 kph) crossed from Ingham County into neighbouring Livingston County's western border, according to the weather service.

In Wayne County's Belleville and Gibraltar, in Monroe County's South Rockwood, and close to Newport, four additional EF-1 tornadoes were reported.

West of Detroit, in Wayne County's Canton Township, a weaker EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph (128 kph) was on the ground for less than two miles, according to the weather service. According to meteorologist Sara Schultz, that tornado is what caused a tree to fall into a house.

Officials would be out in the field conducting damage surveys on a possible tornado in Kent County on Friday, according to the weather service office in western Michigan's Grand Rapids.

Communities throughout the lower part of the state received multiple inches of rain from the storms, which also produced lightning displays that lit up the night sky.

A 21-year-old woman and two young girls, ages 1 and 3, were killed in a head-on collision involving two vehicles on Thursday night in western Michigan, according to the Kent County sheriff's office.

"There were two cars heading in the same direction. Four people were inside one when it hydroplaned on water, according to Sgt. Eric Brunner, speaking to WZZM-TV. The woman and two girls were riding in the car when it collided with an SUV, according to the sheriff's office, and the driver, a 22-year-old Gowen man, was also seriously hurt. The driver of that car sustained minor wounds.

The sheriff's office in Ingham County, where Lansing is situated, reported on Friday that more than 25 vehicles were seriously damaged along Interstate 96, resulting in one confirmed death and several serious injuries.
Early on Friday afternoon, it was unclear whether the crashes on the motorway were the result of the storm or another accident.

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Muqitu Berry reported that a large portion of a neighbor's tree trunk came crashing down on Thursday around 9:30 p.m. in the Southfield suburb of north Detroit, sounding "like a train coming through." Berry was in his ranch-style home at the time.
Berry and his neighbours were left without power as a result of the tree falling across the front of Berry's driveway and yard, bringing down power lines, and dropping them onto at least one vehicle and his driveway.

"I am unable to exit my driveway. I'm unable to leave," Berry said on Friday morning. We lack power, which is very frustrating.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans proclaimed a state of emergency on Friday due to power outages, flooding, downed trees and power lines, and storm debris in Michigan's largest county, which includes Detroit.

After flooding forced municipalities to partially or completely discharge untreated wastewater into a number of waterways, the county additionally issued warnings to residents not to come into contact with a number of rivers.

Several thousand basements in Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores in Macomb County, northeast of Detroit, were spared flooding when stormwater and wastewater were discharged to Lake St. Clair through an emergency bypass system, according to Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller. Only three times since 2017, but twice this week, the bypass has been used.

Miller said, "It seems like these storms are our new normal." "This has been like a tropical storm, and whenever possible, the government and the populace should make the necessary preparations."
Canton Township, a neighbourhood of about 100,000 people, experienced flooding earlier this week in its central business district.

Township supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak stated, "Some of our parks are destroyed," and added that 200 residents had called the township to report flooding in their basements.

According to the Poweroutage.us website, there were over 390,000 customers without power in Michigan and over 120,000 customers without power in Ohio as of around 7:15 p.m. on Friday.

The storms on Thursday night came after a round of heavy rain on Wednesday that left southeast Michigan areas with more than 5 inches (12.7 centimetres) of rain by Thursday morning. As a result, officials said, the streets of the Detroit area flooded, including tunnels leading to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in the suburb of Romulus.

In order to help with response and recovery efforts related to storm damage, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday declared a state of emergency for Wayne and Monroe counties.

Thousands of homes and businesses lost power as the storms moved east across Lake Erie and into northeast Ohio, uprooting trees. Late on Thursday night, a tornado also ripped through a portion of Cleveland. Its path was almost a mile long and about 150 yards (137 metres) wide. No injuries were reported, but a number of structures sustained significant damage, including the roof of the 143-year-old New Life at Calvary Church. The clergy asked the congregation to avoid the building.

According to 2 Timothy 4:17, the Lord was with me and gave me strength, according to a press release from Pastor Kellie Sullivan. "Our church suffered a significant loss, but we thank God that no one was hurt. Please keep our church in your prayers as we begin to rebuild.

Tropical Storm Hilary recently pummelling portions of the western United States with rain, and sweltering heat crippled much of the central US. Uncontrollable wildfires were being fought by emergency personnel in Hawaii and Washington.

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