Crime & Safety
Rare December Tornado Strikes Michigan
No injuries reported in Canton, but the wicked storm that ripped across the South and Midwest claimed seven lives.
CANTON, MI – A rare December tornado touched down in Canton Township Wednesday as a wicked storm system swept across the Midwest and South, the National Weather Service said.
Several buildings and cars were damaged in the storm, which struck about 6:48 p.m. near Lilly and Joy roads Wednesday. No one was injured, according to media reports, but streets were blockaded for several hours. They were reopened to traffic Thursday morning.
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Nationally, at least seven people were killed by the storm system that forecasters said was “particularly dangerous.” Four people were killed in Mississippi, one person was killed in Arkansas, and two people died in Tennessee.
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The storm also damaged property in the Lenawee County town of Deerfield, scattering debris up to 50 yards away, and in Blissfield, where multiple roofs were blown off in a mobile home park along U.S. 223. The storm toppled trees in western and northern Michigan, leaving about 82,000 Consumers Energy customers without power, according to The Detroit News report.
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