Deadly Severe Storms Flip Cars, Knock Out Power To 650,000 In Michigan, Ohio

Deadly severe storms packing wind gusts topping 75 mph, at least eight confirmed tornadoes and large hail swept through Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania Thursday night into Friday morning.

In Pennsylvania, a trailer rolled over with a family inside and trees fell on a car and a tent in Mill Run, southeast of Pittsburgh, according to WTAE-TV.

In Michigan, one person died and several others were seriously injured on Interstate 96 near Lansing when a tornado tossed cars, triggering a large pileup of more than 25 vehicles, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office told the Associated Press.

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Lansing police spokeswoman Jordan Gulkis told the Lansing State Journal that another person died when a tree fell onto a home late Thursday night along Martin Street.

H​eavy rain was also believed to be responsible for a hydroplaning crash that killed a woman and two young children and left two others injured in Kent County Thursday night.

"​There was two vehicles traveling toward each other. One hydroplaned on water and it was occupied by four people," Sgt. Eric Brunner told WZZM-TV.

I​n Williamston, east of Lansing, 15 residents at Haven of Rest Senior Care Living were evacuated after the storms damaged the building, the Lansing State Journal reported. One person had minor injuries, the report added.

The NWS reported damage to several homes in Webberville, about 30 miles east of Lansing, with reports of a roof collapse at one home.

S​outh of Lansing, lightning was believed to be the reason for a house fire in the town of Holt, Ingham County Emergency Management said on Facebook. No other details were provided.

D​amage was also reported in the town of Newport, southwest of Detroit, where daylight revealed several mobile homes had been tossed by the powerful storms.

In northern Ohio, near Cleveland, downed trees damaged buildings and knocked out power to thousands.

E​ast of downtown Cleveland, the New Life Calvary Church was damaged by the storms.

T​he National Weather Service confirmed a tornado with a preliminary rating of EF-1 and winds up to 110 mph in the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County area. It touched down right around midnight.

According to poweroutage.us, about 650,000 homes were without power across Michigan and Ohio early Friday morning. A​s the storms pushed eastward, about 50,000 homes and businesses were also without power in Pennsylvania, mostly in the western third of the state.

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