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Possible tornado destroys barn in Alto, misses house

Posted at 11:27 PM, Apr 10, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-11 00:08:13-04

ALTO, Mich. — A possible tornado destroyed a family's barn in Alto on Monday night.

The barn belonging to Kris and Roger Blough near the intersection of 92nd Ave and Freeport Ave was severely damaged after strong winds tore through the area Monday night.

"I only saw out the back window. It was raining sideways. It was white," Kris Blough said. "They always say you hear a train, but we didn't hear a thing."

Many of the decades-old pine trees nearby were uprooted. Miraculously, their house was unscathed.

The Bloughs are convinced their barn and property saw a tornado touch down. The National Weather Survey is expected to conduct a survey on Tuesday to determine the nature of the storm that did the damage.