On Tuesday, severe storms ripped over the metropolitan area of Detroit, causing major streets to become flooded, tearing off the roof of a mobile home, and bringing down trees and electrical lines.
During the time when William Litwaitis was sitting on his front porch in Clinton Township, his mobile home was abruptly struck by high winds.
“There was rain then all of a sudden, it sounded like a train,” Litwaitis explained to reporters. “The rain was falling in a zigzag pattern, and then all of a sudden, the roof collapsed.”
As a result of the storm, his family was forced to temporarily relocate because the roof of their home was ripped off.
Even though it’s a shabby mobile house from 1972, it’s the only thing we have. Although we do not make a lot of money, we do not have any debt either. In spite of the fact that we are able to pay our expenses, we are unable to purchase a new home, therefore we are going to do whatever we can,” Litwaitis added.
Multiple localities were affected by the widespread devastation that was caused by the extreme weather. An 11-year-old child in Sterling Heights was able to record a lightning strike on camera. Meanwhile, in another part of the city, a giant tree fell into a house, smashed a shed, and brought down a power line.
It had just begun to pour down, and the wind had just kicked up. “When I opened the front window, there were branches flying everywhere,” said Rudy Pienzi, a neighbor.
David Endicott, a resident of Sterling Heights who also lived there, provided a description of the severity of the storm.
“The winds picked up speed. To put it another way, they were simply blowing really hard, at least forty to fifty miles per hour. Then, all of a sudden, it stopped working altogether. “It simply came to a halt,” Endicott stated.
Heavy rains in Detroit caused both directions of Interstate 75 near 7 Mile Road to get flooded, which resulted in traffic bottlenecks and the shutdown of the freeway. There were also reports of trees that had fallen and power disruptions in the Bagley district of the city.
When asked about the situation, a resident of Detroit named Craig Payst stated, “We have a power line that has fallen across our fence across our garage, so we are kind of cut off from the backyard and the garage.”
The Litwaitis family continued to express their gratitude that no one was hurt, despite the fact that their house had sustained significant damage.
It is fortunate that we are able to replace things, but we cannot replace people. I am aware that the situation is quite precarious and that it appears to be a terrible situation; yet, we managed to escape without any problems. “What can you say, we were fortunate and blessed,” Litwaitis added. “So what can you say?”
An internet fundraising campaign has been initiated by the Litwaitis family.
