(WWJ) Tornado sirens blared across metro Detroit Saturday night, with reports of twisters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties.
Some serious damage left behind in northern Macomb County, where photos show roofs ripped off houses after a suspected tornado touched down in Armada.
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, who was in Armada surveying the damage, said the downtown area was hit pretty hard.
"It looked like a tornado that came through and really did some damage. Not just trees, but business, homes...a lot of powerlines out," Hackel said, speaking live with WWJ Newsradio 950's Zach Clark.
"There's lots of storefront windows that are out, some tops of the buildings — a few of them — and trees everywhere," he said. "Some major damage to the trees, some very large trees."
There were no immediate reports of any injuries, but Hackel said there are safety concerns.
"We're trying to get people out of the area. There's a lot of people in and around, but for the most part (it's) the powerlines down," he said, "We're worried about that, and also lots of traffic lights and signals out."
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Hackel said Macomb County Emergency Management will be out to determine where help is most needed.
Where were the other suspected tornadoes?
Along with the reports of a tornado in Armada, there were at least four more suspected tornadoes reported Saturday in southeastern Michigan.
Michigan State Police say there are unconfirmed reports of a tornado touchdown at the Lodge and Davison freeways in Detroit. Some cars were flipped, according to a witness. (Read more).
An alert from the National Weather Service said there was a tornado near Clarkston in northern Oakland County.
In addition, reports indicated a tornado near Oxbow Lake in White Lake. A cottage there was damaged.
There was also damage reported from a suspected tornado near Flushing, west of Flint, in Genesee County.
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Official confirmation of any or all of these suspected tornadoes by the National Weather Service is pending a survey of the damage.
As always, metro Detroiters should report outages or downed power lines online at outage.dteenergy.com, with the DTE Energy Mobile app, or at 1-800-477-4747. Remember to stay at least 20 feet away from all power lines and anything they’re in contact with and consider them live.
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