The impact of last night severe thunderstorms in Mid-Michigan is coming into focus today as officials investigate a possible tornado and residents grapple with power outages and damage.
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- The National Weather Service is investigating a possible tornado that may have touched down during severe weather in the Carson City–Middleton area last night.
- NWS meteorologist Brandon Hoving says the Grand Rapids office issued 11 tornado warnings and 11 severe thunderstorm warnings overnight. They have two different survey teams assessing damage and are talking to eyewitnesses in Allegan, Barry and Montcalm Counties. This includes the Carson City area, as well as just east of the Gerald Ford Airport near Grand Rapids.
- School officials in Middleton have closed Fulton Middle and High School due to storm damage.
- Photos shared on social media show fallen debris on roadways, and a gas station in Middleton also sustained damage from the storm, according to Fox 47 News.
- Consumers Energy’s outage map shows…