21:37:16 WE'VE GOT DOWNED
POWER LINES. DOWNED TREES.
DESTROYED HOUSES. 21:37:21 ))
(( 21:37:31 THE FAB SHOP IS
TOAST. THE ROOF IS DOWN THAT
WAY. 21:37:35 ))
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BRIAN:..TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.THE
STORMS THAT BLEW THROUGH WEST
MICHIGAN TODAY -- TURNING
DANGEROUS TO OUR EAST.WE WILL
TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE DAMAGE
ZONE.
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MARLEE:..HERE'S A LOOK AT ONE
OF THE TWISTERS THAT TOUCHED
DOWN TONIGHT.YOU CAN SEE THE
FUNNEL STRETCHING ALL THE WAY
TO THE GROUND.AMAZINGLY -- NO
REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
TONIGHT.
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BRIAN:..THE HARDEST HIT AREA
APPEARS TO BE THE SMALL TOWN
OF VERNON.THAT'S BETWEEN
LANSING AND FLINT... RIGHT
ALONG I-69.
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MARLEE:..THAT'S WHERE 24 HOUR
NEWS 8'S BARTON DEITERS IS
LIVE TONIGHT, BART?
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BARTON:..
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(( SHERIFF BRIAN
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(( SHERIFF BRIAN BEGOLE /
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY // 22:39:24
WE ARE STILL WORKING TO RENDER
HELP TO THE VICTIM THAT WAS
TRAPPED ON THE HOUSE. WHERE
WAS THAT? CREWS ARE ON THE
SCENE NOW. 22:39:51 ))((
22:41:16 HOW LONG DID THE
TORNADO ACTIVITY LAST? FROM
WHAT WE CAN SEE, IT LAST? FROM
WHAT WE CAN SEE, IT STARTED
ABOUT 5 TO 7... ROUGHLY ABOUT
10 MINUTES ALONG I-69
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22:41:35 ))(( 22:41:50 HOW
REMARKABLE IS IT THAT NO ONE
HURT.... MAY GET HURT AND
KILLED. 22:42:16 ))
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BARTON:..
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MARLEE:..OUR TEAM COVERAGE
CONTINUES
NOW.BRIAN:..STORM TEAM 8
METEOROLOGIST ELLEN BACCA
TRACKED THESE STORMS AS THEY
MOVED ACROSS THE STATE, ELLEN?
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:..
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BRIAN:..PHOTOS FROM NEWAYGO
COUNTY SHOWING STORM DAMAGE
HERE IN WEST MICHIGAN. THIS IS
12 MILE BETWEEN MAPLE ISLAND
AND DICKINSON AVENUE-- WASHED
OUT BY HEAVY RAIN.THE ROAD
COMMISSION SAYS THERE ARE A
FEW ROADS CLOSED OFF FOR
FLOODING AND WASH OUTS -- BUT
WATER IS STARTING TO GO DOWN
IN THE AREA.