UNION PIER, Mich. – Dramatic new drone video shows a home torn to pieces by falling trees following this week’s violent storms in southwest Michigan.

A series of storm The storm swept through the state and Great Lakes region on Tuesday afternoon and evening, plunging more than 400,000 utility customers into darkness while Thunderstorm with hurricane-Force wind Gusts and tennis ball-sized hail devastated parts of the Midwest.

Severe thunderstorms bring hurricane-force winds and tennis ball-sized hail to the Great Lakes region

Video captured by Nate’s Dronegraphy shows the giant tree after it tore through a home at Union Pier in Berrien County. The tree crashed through the roof and landed on the ground. Thankfully, the home was unoccupied.

A severe weather warning was issued for the region, indicating destructive winds of up to 130 km/h. A gust of 106 km/h was measured 24 km away.

More than 100 reports of damage from the storms were received Tuesday from the Midwest to the Great Lakes region, including a gust of 76 miles per hour at Detroit International Airport – as strong as a Category 1 hurricane.

More than 115,000 utility customers were still without power across the state Thursday morning.

Source of the original article: Watch: Michigan house split in half by falling trees after severe storm