Flint, Michigan was on tornado warning on Tuesday as visuals showed what appeared to be a touch down in Freeland, about 51.3 miles (82.6 km) away.
One person shared that sirens were going off in Flint. “So tornado sirens went off in flint anywhere else?? Cuz I live in Holly but I was driving in the rain going north on 75 going back home,” they wrote.
Another person on Facebook wrote “It’s a tornado in Flint.”
Meanwhile, a video of a touch down was shared by a group of storm chasers. However, they noted that the touchdown was in Freeland.
“What appears to be a tornado touch down from the Freeland area moments ago. There is damage in the area we are working on confirming,” the Michigan Storm Chasers wrote.
The National Weather Service had issued a warning saying “Tornado Warning continues for Flint MI, Beecher MI and Flushing MI until 2:00 PM EDT”. University of Michigan-Flint also issued a warning for its students saying “Tornado Warning issued for Genesee County until 2p.m.. Move inside to lowest level, away from windows.”
Another person shared a video clip showing a TV5 report on the tornado warning, advising people to seek shelter.
(This is a developing story)
