Was it tornadoes or straight-line winds that caused so much damage across parts of the Tri-State during Sunday night’s thunderstorms? We should know by day’s end. The National Weather Service in Wilmington says teams of meteorologists are heading out Monday to survey several areas after they received more than 50 reports of storm damage.

Kentucky mostly avoided extensive damage from the storm, but damage assessments are planned for Bullitt, Jefferson, Hardin and Meade counties, according to the NWS. Surveyors have already confirmed EF-1 tornado damage in the Fairdale community of Jefferson County and in Bullitt County.

At least 80 million people − from the Midwest to the South to the East − were in the path of turbulent weather Sunday into Monday.

While rain has been persistent on Wednesday in Southeast Michigan, storms are still possible tonight as a warm front rapidly lifts to the north.

Severe storms hit the Southeast on Monday, while thunderstorms and damaging winds stretched up to New York’s tristate area. More are forecast for later this week.

AccuWeather's Leslie Hudson reported live from Arkansas on the evening of April 2 amid severe storms repeatedly striking the state.

A once-in-a generation extreme weather event is beginning Wednesday with a tornado outbreak and will continue into the weekend with dangerous, life-threatening flooding.

As thunderstorms threatened to hit parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters warned of flash flooding and tornadoes.

Volatile spring weather will kick into high gear this week as a potential severe thunderstorm outbreak and life-threatening flooding loom large for tens of millions of people in the central and eastern United States.

The main issue, according to Andy Sullivan, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Gaylord, is going to be wind gusts forecast to be 30 mph or stronger.

Progress was being made mid-week in returning power to thousands across Northern Michigan. Meanwhile, the Michigan National Guard has been deployed to help with recovery efforts.

The University of Michigan Biological Station is temporarily closed to the public following damage from recent ice storms that barreled through northern Michigan. The storms caused many trees and branches to fall onto roads and trails at the Pellston research station,