Powerful thunderstorms, EF-2 tornado rip through Michigan: 'Hellacious wind'

Powerful storms, including one confirmed tornado moved through Michigan on Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction from the southwest side of the state to Metro Detroit.

Tornado-warned storm destroys Michigan neighborhood

A tornado-warned storm caused mass destruction in a southwest Michigan neighborhood on Tuesday.

Animal shelter tells pets' stories of survival after tornado outbreak

Harrowing stories of survival are coming out of Nebraska after multiple EF-3 tornadoes ripped apart homes and separated pets from their families.

Rare ‘backward-spinning’ tornado detected in Oklahoma twister outbreak

There have been dozens of tornadoes sighted across the Plains and Midwest over the past week in a relentless severe weather pattern, but one tornado in particular has the meteorology community buzzing.

Thunderstorm Watch issued for entire Metro Detroit area

Due to the difference in air mass temperatures, one of the primary threats we could see is large hail, followed by a likelihood for strong gusty winds along the line of storms.

Metro Detroit weather: Strong winds, large hail threats during Wednesday thunderstorms

The perfect stretch of weather in Metro Detroit comes to a close today as showers and potentially severe thunderstorms return to the forecast ahead of an approaching cold front.

Severe line of storms in forecast for Wednesday's rush hour

Two rounds of unsettled weather are expected with it kicking off early in the morning, but it is the second wave of around rush hour that will have a better chance to pack a punch.

Michigan tornado drill scheduled for March 20

Two people died and millions in damage was caused last year after seven tornadoes touched down on the same day during a wild spell of weather in Michigan.

Where, how often does lightning strike in US? New report explains

A research team used six years of data from the National Lightning Detection Network to study where and how often lightning strikes occur in the U.S.

PHOTOS: Damage from the EF-2 tornado in Grand Blanc

Residents in the Grand Blanc area are now assessing the damage after an EF2 tornado uprooted trees, damaged homes, and sent debris flying.

Michigan power outages: How to check electricity status after severe weather

Severe thunderstorms, including a potential tornado, have left some Michigan residents without power. Here's how to check both the DTE and Consumers outage maps:

Texas wildfires force brief shutdown of US nuclear weapons facility

Texas wildfires forced the temporary shutdown of Pantex, the U.S. main assembly and disassembly site for its atomic bombs.

Severe weather in SE Michigan expected late Tuesday into overnight

Weather Authority Rich Luterman says that same storm system as of early Tuesday evening has caused a tornado watch , close to Chicago up toward northern Illinois.