A massive line of storms marching across Michigan late this afternoon and early this evening produced damaging winds topping 95 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm system that came into Michigan in the southwest corner of the state and moved east toward Ann Arbor, Detroit and The Thumb produced a string of severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings as it spun across the state. And this squall line packed a punch.
This fast-moving storm produced some huge wind gusts. The NWS office in Kent County measured an 81 mph gust at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, while one spot in Berrien County in southwest Michigan measured at 78 mph gust. Destructive, straight-line winds were also reported…