(AP) -- BATTLE CREEK - The National Weather Service says there is a report of a brief tornado touchdown in the Battle Creek area as severe thunderstorms moved across southern Michigan. The weather service says trained weather spotters reported a tornado west of the city on Thursday afternoon and area law enforcement reported a brief touchdown around W.K. Kellogg Airport shortly afterward.
The weather service says the storms knocked down branches, trees and power lines. Consumers Energy says about 8,000 of its customers, mostly in southwestern Michigan, were without power Thursday evening.
The Grand Rapids Press reports a storm ripped the roof off a home in southwestern Michigan's Allegan County. No injuries were reported.
Tornado watches and flood warnings were in effect across the southern part of the state.
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