Tornado sirens, cell phone alerts, high winds and pounding rain woke up Michigan residents as severe weather pushed through the state overnight Tuesday.
The storms were part of a massive system that has already resulted in suspected tornadoes along with flooding in the Midwest and Great Lakes region, and will continue for at least another day.
History of the storms
All of Lower Southern Michigan was under a tornado watch at some point Tuesday night and early Wednesday. The tornado watch for Southeast Michigan was posted shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday and was to be in effect through 4 a.m. Wednesday.
Tornado warnings in Southwest and Mid-Michigan were popping up through the late evening…