A storm damaged mobile home rests in the street at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Mich. Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A tornado ripped through the area the evening of May 7. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
DETROIT, MI — Treacherous storms pummeled the midwest Wednesday morning, coming just one day after two tornadoes struck Michigan, destroying homes and commercial buildings.
The tornadoes were first reported late Tuesday night in parts of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, according to the National Weather Service. Portions of Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri were also under a tornado watch.
Radar from the tornadoes indicates that affected areas include Hancock County in West Virginia and Jefferson County in Ohio.
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See photos showing the aftermath of the storms below.
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Storm damaged mobile homes are surrounded by debris at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A tornado ripped through the area the evening of May 7. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)Storm damaged mobile homes are surrounded by debris at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A tornado ripped through the area the evening of May 7. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)Storm damaged mobile homes are surrounded by debris at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A tornado ripped through the area the evening of May 7. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)Storm damaged mobile homes are surrounded by debris at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A tornado ripped through the area the evening of May 7. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)Debris is seen from a damaged FedEx facility, where 50 people were trapped but later evacuated after a tornado in Portage, Michigan, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Brad Devereaux/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)Debris is seen from a damaged FedEx facility, where 50 people were trapped but later evacuated after a tornado in Portage, Michigan, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Brad Devereaux/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)FedEx trucks sit outside a damaged FedEx facility where 50 people were trapped but later evacuated after a tornado in Portage, Michigan, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Brad Devereaux/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)Debris litters the ground near a damaged building after a tornado swept through the area of the Pavilion Estates mobile home park, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. ( J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)Buildings appear damaged after a tornado swept through the area of the Pavilion Estates mobile home park, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. ( J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)People leave after a tornado swept through the area of the Pavilion Estates mobile home park, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Multiple injuries were reported at the park. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)
