Severe storms battered Michigan this week, leaving five people dead as a number of tornadoes touched down in the state Thursday, authorities said. An EF-1 tornado with speeds of 90 mph crossed ...

The weather service also confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with winds of 90 mph (145 kph) crossed from Ingham County into the western edge of adjacent Livingston County on Thursday night.

Here's a look at the timeline of what is expected to be a diminishing line of thunderstorms, but could still be severe.

Saturday will have a full-fledged widespread storm system moving through the Great Lakes. This should lead to a line of ...

Storms kill at least 5 people in Michigan as tornado tears across I-96. Areas southeast of Lansing, including Williamston, were hardest hit; more than a million people lost power from Michigan to ...

In a typical year, Michigan gets around 15 tornadoes, experts said. But most of those that form in the state are weaker than those seen in southern and western states.

A resident assesses the storm damage at the Pavilion Mobile Home Park along Alpine Avenue NW in Kent County, Mich. on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. At least four tornadoes touched down in Michigan as ...

Seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan during the late-night thunderstorms that rapidly swept across the lower half of the state earlier this week, the National Weather Service said.

Four tornadoes swept through Michigan Tuesday as tens of millions of people across the Central United States braced for severe storms, damaging hail and powerful winds. A tornado watch – which ...

Michigan’s first two tornadoes in 2024 occurred in February; there have only been seven tornadoes in that month in the state since 1950. It’s also been a slightly more active year for ...

In 2025, Michigan has experienced two tornado outbreaks that resulted in 13 tornadoes each. The first happened at the end of March and the second event was in the middle of May.