The following events were reported: Thunderstorm Wind, Tornado. These occurred near station USW00094847, approximately 35.4341 km away, between 2007-08-24 16:58:00 and 2007-08-24 17:50:00.Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. The events caused property damage valued at 785000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: Four tornadoes moved through portions of Southeast Michigan on August 24th, leading to an estimated $25M in total damages. One long-track tornado cut a path of EF0 to EF2 damage across Livingston, Geneseee, and Oakland Counties. Fenton was the hardest hit area, prompting the Governor of Michigan to declare a state of emergency there. Tornadoes also touched down in eastern Shiawassee County (rated as EF0), northwestern Washtenaw County (rated as EF0), and southwestern Lapeer County (rated as EF1). Thousands of trees were lost to the tornadoes. Although hundreds of homes and buildings were damaged, many destroyed, remarkably only one person was injured (minor cuts from flying glass) and there were no direct fatalities. One man died (indirect) of a heart attack during the cleanup process in Fenton.|In addition to the tornadoes, there were widespread reports of severe thunderstorm wind gusts producing downed trees, limbs, and power lines. The hardest hit areas with respect to severe thunderstorm winds included areas around Flint, Lapeer, St. Clair, Chelsea, Monroe, and many locations in Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and Lenawee Counties. Four tornadoes moved through portions of Southeast Michigan on August 24th, leading to an estimated $25M in total damages. Event Narrative: The local newspaper reported 15 live wires and 5 trees down throughout the city of Farmington. A trained spotter estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. The local newspaper reported a barn down on M-50 just west of Dundee. A trained spotter reported large trees down and shingles blown off a house. Winds were estimated at 70 MPH. A trained spotter reported large tree branches down and estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. A trained spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 MPH. A trained spotter reported a large tree down and estimated the wind gusts at 65 MPH. Broadcast media reported six trees down across the city with several homes and several vehicles damaged by the fallen trees. This tornado touched down in Salem Township in extreme northeastern Washtenaw County. The initial tornado damage was noted just north of Seven Mile road and just west of Tower road in the area of Salem Farms Drive and Sunset Drive. This damage was primarily to trees, along with some shingle damage to roofs of houses. The damage path continued northeast to the Northville Crossings subdivision where there was damage to roofs and sidings of several homes. Further northeast there was tree damage along Currie Road just south of Eight Mile Road. The damage path weakened and ended along 8 mile and Chubb road in Washtenaw County. Throughout the path of the tornado, damage estimates were consistent with EF0 scale damage, with maximum winds near 70 mph along Sunset Drive and in Northville Crossings. Other damage to trees was more consistent with winds 55 to 60 mph. The average path width was 50 yards. A trained spotter reported large tree branches down. The local newspaper reported a large tree down on Tecumseh Street. The local newspaper reported a large tree down on Meanwell Road, forcing authorities to barricade that section of the road until clean-up crews could get to it the following morning. The local newspaper reported dozens of trees down throughout Ferndale. Several homes and several vehicles were damaged by the fallen trees. The local newspaper reported a 100-year-old decorative maple down in Petersburg. Broadcast media reported trees down on homes and vehicles in the City of Northville. Total property damages were estimated at roughly $30K. Law enforcement reported widespread trees down throughout the city of Monroe and across eastern portions of Monroe County. Many homes and businesses suffered damage. The City of Monroe declared an emergency later in the night and asked people to stay off the streets. Winds were estimated at 65 MPH. Total property damages were estimated at roughly $75K. The local newspaper reported damage to trees, power poles, and power lines in and around the St Clair Shores areas.