Severe storms are battering the Northeast, downing trees and powerlines across Vermont and New York while leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service is investigating whether a rare tornado struck Michigan's Upper Peninsula and surveying damage in Lewis County from what may have been a microburst.
·Tornado or microburst caused significant damage in Lewis County under National Weather Service investigation
·Rare Upper Peninsula tornado confirmed by NWS in storm system
·Trees and powerlines downed across Vermont and New York, widespread outages reported
·Multiple overnight storm systems continue to bring additional damage
·Thousands without power from morning and overnight severe weather
drawn from WWNY, WPTZ, WLUK, WLBT · updated 3h ago