The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids confirmed today Tuesday a tornado  struck part of Kent and Ionia Counties Monday night.

Radar first detected  the twister at 8:36 pm in southeast Kent County and moved east into Ionia County as the warning was flashed alerting the public of the tornado moving with a line of severe thunderstorms.

The tornado was determined to be an EF-1, packing winds of 90 miles and hour.  The warning was lifted at 8:41-pm. The National Weather Service issued Severe Storm Watches for a number of lower Michigan counties in late afternoon.

There were no reported injuries.

Pictures are part of the damage at Tyler Creek Golf Course and nearby structures.   

Photo's by Rick Reynalds