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Tornadoes knock out power for thousands in southwest Michigan

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(WNDU) — Thousands of Michiana residents are without power after severe weather moved through the region Friday.

The outages are concentrated in southwest Michigan, where tornadoes moved through parts of Cass and St. Joseph counties.

Indiana Michigan Power said more than 4,000 customers are currently without power, with the majority in St. Joseph County, Mich.

Midwest Energy and Communications reported nearly 1,500 outages throughout southwest Michigan. The townships with the largest number of outages are Fabius, Jefferson, Calvin, Porter and Cass.

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