storms

Who knew putting hot dogs in your pockets was a dumb idea.

This Michigan couple lives in the Bermuda Triangle of power outages.

Storms moved through West Michigan on Tuesday evening, brining rain, hail and a lot of lightning. This incredible light show could be seen from over 50 miles away!

As severe storms rolled through west Michigan Tuesday night, they knocked out the power to over 200,000 Consumers Energy customers.

West Michigan has been placed in an enhanced risk for strong/severe thunderstorms Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.

A quick but powerful storm moved through West Michigan Wednesday night leaving damage in its path.

Per Michigan law, utility companies have to issue outage credits for those eligible.

Consumers Energy is on it, and we've got the interactive map to see who power restoration is going.

After a reported tornado and severe storms ripped through West Michigan Saturday, more than 23,000 Consumers Energy customers are without power, WZZM 13 reports.

After severe thunderstorms rolled through West Michigan last night, more than 6,000 Consumer's Energy customers remain without power, WZZM 13 reports.

Downed trees and wind gusts of up to 60 mph are expected as a major storm hits West Michigan this week.

I'm kind of a weather geek.  Having grown up in eastern Iowa and then living in Wichita, Kansas, I always had an appreciation for severe weather and strong storms. Since Wichita is right in the thick of "tornado alley," some of my days on the radio included covering severe weather, some days included actually chasing down rotating wall clouds (that's what tornadoes are before they become