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Thunderstorm Rolls Through Fenton

Temperatures will continue to drop.

An eerie storm rolled through Fenton Thursday night.

The strong thunderstorm came through around 7 p.m., bringing clouds, lightning, wind, rain and cooler temperatures.

The large storm was moving quickly through mid-michigan, about 30 mph and knocked out power for some.

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Nathan Andrews tweeted, "Fun storm rolled through Fenton this evening. Lots of green. I could see air masses/clouds colliding and twirling around each other. It was like watching rivers forming between land-masses and getting squeezed out of existence in the collisions. Very cool stuff."

Many people commented on the storm on the Fenton Patch Facebook Page.

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Sheree Russ posted, "Well it certainly wasn't fun to drive in it!"

Breanne Clark said, "It was a little crazy, but actually wished it would have been a little more intense."

The storm cooled temperatures a bit as the high Friday is expect to be 74, with more showers and thunderstorms possible, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will continue to drop this weekend with a high of 67 Saturday, a high of 63 Sunday and all the way down to 52 on Monday with a low of 33.

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