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EF-1 tornado confirmed in Van Buren Township

The Detroit National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado occurred in the Van Buren Township / Belleville areas April 4th

An EF-1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Van Buren Twp Saturday (WDIV)

4Warn Weather - The Detroit National Weather Service surveyed damage in Wayne County Sunday, determining a tornado touched down Saturday.

The tornado has been given a rating of EF-1 with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph.

The tornado was on the ground for 3.25 miles, reaching a maximum width of 200 yards.

At 5:46 p.m. the tornado touched down just south of Martz Road between Rawsonville Road and Hoeft Road. This is two miles northeast of Willis in Wayne County.

A hayride trailer was flipped as the tornado moved northeast toward Hull Road.

Along and just south of Hull Road, between Elwell and Bak roads, multiple trees were uprooted, trees and telephone poles were snapped, and a large barn wall was blown out.

Moving northeast, the tornado crossed Sumpter Road, downing power lines and tree limbs.

The tornado lifted at 5:50 p.m. just before Savage Road in Belleville in Wayne County.