We have two large and powerful storm systems that will move right across all of Michigan between tonight and next Tuesday. Let’s look at the big picture of this coming very stormy period, and some specifics of the first storm.

Residents along Thomaston Road and Lochwolde Drive in west Macon describe strong winds, shattered windows and significant damage after storms moved through early Thursday morning.

A winter storm watch has been issued for the southern half of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, and parts of Wisconsin this weekend.

A rare storm is set to pummel Hawaii this week with dangerous thunderstorms, high elevation snow, and feet of rain.

A severe thunderstorm damaged power lines and roads in Forsyth, Georgia, breaking multiple utility poles and causing outages across the city as crews work to restore service. from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

In a live broadcast on Tuesday, March 10, Fox Weather Storm Tracker Corey Gerken filmed himself driving through Interstate 57 in Kankakee while the area was under a severe thunderstorm warning. After being asked what it felt like to be in the "beast of a storm," Gerken said, "Yeah, we've had a couple of baseballs come down."

On Thursday at 3:06 a.m. EDT an updated winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 8 p.m. EDT until Friday 8 p.m. EDT for Emmet, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Mackinac and Charlevoix counties.

With winter storm and blizzard warnings in effect for northern Minnesota through Friday morning, some schools and colleges have announced changes to their plans for the day.