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Michigan power outages: Severe storms leave more than 500,000 in the dark across Michigan and Ohio

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Michigan power outages: Severe storms leave more than 500,000 in the dark across Michigan and Ohio

CNN  —  More than half a million homes and businesses are without power in parts of Michigan and Ohio overnight into Friday as a forceful round of severe thunderstorms has brought heavy rains, strong winds and at least one confirmed tornado to the region. The storms marched from southern Michigan into Ohio overnight, threatening powerful … Read more

2 tornadoes touch down in morning in Mass., NWS confirms

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2 tornadoes touch down in morning in Mass., NWS confirms

Two confirmed tornadoes touched down in parts of Massachusetts on Tuesday, meteorologists from the National Weather Service said.The NWS said the EF-1 tornado touched down at 11:20 a.m. in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, and was on the ground for three minutes for less than a mile. The tornado packed maximum sustained winds of 95 mph and was … Read more

Sheriff confirms tornado touched down in Ray County

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Sheriff confirms tornado touched down in Ray County

Kansas City was spared of severe weather on Friday, but counties north of Kansas City experienced severe storms. Multiple tornado warnings were issued for northern counties in KMBC’s viewing area. The National Weather Service confirmed at least one tornado. Storm damage was also reported in Ray County, Missouri. Live updates: 9:30 p.m. — KMBC’s Brian … Read more