Storm chaser Freddie Bryant, who followed Tuesday night's storms from Pontiac, Illinois, all the way to the Indiana-Michigan state line, describes the "extremely dangerous" experience following

Thousands of people were given minutes to seek shelter on Wednesday afternoon after a tornado warning was issued.

On the afternoon of May 20, 2022, a powerful EF3 tornado moved through Gaylord, producing Michigan’s deadliest tornado in decades. The storm struck a mobile home community and nearby commercial corridor, destroying homes, overturning vehicles, and leveling several businesses in minutes.

Summary: “A tornado rapidly touched down on the northwest side of Union Lake in northern Branch county and rapidly intensified as it moved along the northwest shore of the lake.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has called for an investigation into why the National Weather Service did not issue a tornado watch on Friday.

As well as a tornado warning, a severe thunderstorm warning has also been issued for the regions of Kankakee, Bourbonnais, and Bradley, Illinois. Hail in the surrounding storm could be the size of a large apple, and is deemed life-threatening.

Storms spawned 14 twisters in the U.S. March 5 -7, killing eight, including four in Michigan, the deadliest tornado day in the state in 46 years.

The risks for tornadoes and severe weather have shifted eastward into the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic after multiple apparent tornadoes swept through Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday.