Wednesday morning US Eastern timeGauntlet1985videogameA severe storm swept across the Midwest. A day earlier, two tornadoes reportedly hit a city in Michigan, destroying homes and commercial buildings, including FedEx facilities.
Tornadoes were first reported in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio after nightfall on Tuesday, while parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were also under tornado warnings, according to the National Weather Service. The storm came after a deadly tornado swept through a small town in Oklahoma on Monday.
The Pittsburgh National Weather Service warned that storms raged before dawn on Wednesday and tornadoes in northeastern Ohio could enter Pennsylvania. Parts of West Virginia have also been warned by tornadoes.
Hancock County, West Virginia, closed all schools Wednesday because of "extensive night weather problems" in the county. The media also reported damage to buildings and power outages in the county.
Two tornadoes reportedly hit the city of Portage near Kalamazoo on Tuesday night, local time, hours ago, destroying homes and commercial buildings and tearing up a FedEx facility.
Although there were no immediate reports of casualties, city officials in Portage said in a press release that the tornado destroyed the power supply to more than 20000 people. City officials saidGauntlet1985videogameMost of them will not be able to restore power until late Wednesday.