SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) – The clean up in the northwestern part of Branch County following Tuesday evening’s terrifying severe storm outbreak has begun.
Branch County Emergency Management Director Tim Miner says seven homes were destroyed in what was called a supercell that struck at around 6:00 p.m..
Miner says the homes were all on Arney Road near Oliverda Road outside of Sherwood.
A number of homes were occupied when the storm hit, but there were no injuries.
Getting to storm victims was difficult.
The storms knocked out power to thousands of Consumer’s Energy customers in St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Counties.
As of midday on Wednesday, over 17,000 customers in Kalamazoo County and over 3,300 in St. Joseph County were without power. It maybe late Wednesday night before everyone is back on line.
Crews are focusing on getting electricity to critical places like hospitals, schools, and water treatment plants and then they will begin to focus on residential areas.
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