Sunday, August 26, 2007

Fenton Tornado, damaged everything

Fenton Tornado damaged buildings and homes, uprooted trees and left most of the city without power Friday afternoon as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled through the area.

Police and fire crews were responding to numerous calls for downed electrical lines and property damage after the fast-moving storm sliced through the area beginning about 5:30 p.m.Officials ordered people off the streets Friday night, enacting a curfew at 8:30 p.m. Police in squad cars posted around the city were told not to let anyone in without proof they were residents.

"There's a good chance of four separate tornadoes in that system," Costello said.No injuries were reported.

The line of intense storms spawned possible tornadoes in northern Livingston and Oakland counties and southwest Lapeer County, the National Weather Service said.By late Friday night, only the Fenton tornado had been confirmed, meteorologist Danny Costello said. Another reported twister southeast of Hadley also looked like a tornado, he said.