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June 18, 2010

Article published June 19, 2010



Thousands lack power after storms hit region; tornadoes possible


BLADE STAFF
A line of thunderstorms that moved over northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan Friday night knocked down trees and utility poles and generated unconfirmed reports of two tornadoes in Fulton County.
Justin Thompson, Fulton County's emergency management director, said one tornado was reported at County Roads D and 25 near Archbold and another in the middle of the county between County Roads 12 and 13 at about 9 p.m.
"We've had tree damage and a couple of poles down, but no structural damage or injuries," said Mr. Thompson, who was monitoring the situation from his office in Wauseon.
In Lucas County, the sheriff's office said some trees were down in the vicinity of Raab and Angola Roads in Spencer Township.
Toledo Edison said about 5,000 customers were without power at 11 p.m. About 800 of those were in Williams County and the rest were in the Maumee, Sylvania, and Toledo areas.


A sheriff's dispatcher in Defiance County reported "a couple of trees down - nothing major at all."


North of the Michigan line, sheriff's dispatchers in Monroe and Lenawee counties also reported downed trees and power lines.
The felled trees in Monroe County were mostly along Crabb Road in Erie Township. Farther north in the county, an outage was reported in Dundee.
Farther north in Michigan, CMS Energy Corp. said more than 57,000 customers were without power last night in its service area. More than 10,000 outages were reported in both Kalamazoo and Jackson counties.
The utility said it called in all available crews and planned to work into Saturday to restore service.


Saturday's forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms with a high in the low 90s.
 
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