WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — A suspected tornado touched down around 2:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. GMT) near East Grand River Avenue near highway I-96, the Ionia County Sheriff’s Department was quoted by local media as saying.
Be sure to tune into WZZM13…we have multiple crews live at the scene of a possible tornado touchdown in Portland Michigan in Ionia County.
— Bridgette Pacholka (@BridgetteWZZM) June 22, 2015
“Several people are reported trapped in a Goodwill store in Ionia County after a possible tornado touched down,” WZZM 13 ABC Grand Rapids reported.
Possible tornado in Ionia County — PHOTOS: http://t.co/G7zDmbRslp #wmiwx pic.twitter.com/OUEGXO4KvM
— FOX 17 (@FOX17) June 22, 2015
Emergency crews are on standby at the Portland Fire Department on East Grand River Avenue, according to media.
National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down in Portland, MI (Ionia County east of Grand Rapids) — and… http://t.co/oMYT9y5Bnz
— WWMT Andy Dominianni (@WWMTAndyD) June 22, 2015
Cell moving out of Ionia County and into Clinton has weak rotation. T-Storm Warned till 3:30 PM #wmiwx pic.twitter.com/BSVDqBqrtp
— Kelly Smith (@WxKellySmith) June 22, 2015
