Thousands of Southeast Michigan residents remain without power Friday morning in the aftermath of severe weather that struck the state overnight.
The storms that arrived in Michigan late Thursday were part of a severe weather outbreak in the Great Lakes that resulted in tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in multiple states. The Chicago area was particularly hit hard.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Southwest Michigan and Mid-Michigan at 8:07 p.m., then issued a tornado watch for Metro Detroit about 10:45 a.m. The Southeast Michigan tornado watch remained in effect until 2 a.m…