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Small Tornado Touches Down in Michigan

Posted at 5:45 AM, Aug 29, 2013
and last updated 2013-08-29 05:45:01-04
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COURTESY: NWS Detroit

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. — The National Weather Service confirms that a small tornado touched down in Michigan on Tuesday night.

The EF-0 tornado followed a 2.8-mile path, uprooting trees and causing minor structural damage in rural Hamburg Township.  It had maximum wind speeds of 80 miles per hour.

No injuries were reported.  EF-0 is the lowest on the measurement scale for tornadoes.