Storms spawned at least one tornado, sent creeks over their banks and caused flash flooding Thursday in portions of West Virginia and Kentucky, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads in ice and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states.

As southern Michigan prepares for an overnight ice storm, here's a look at ways you can protect yourself and family from outages, damage.

The National Weather Service says southwest Michigan will be the first part of the state to be impacted Wednesday night as freezing rain falls.

States to the north will see the brunt of the ice storm heading to the Midwest this week. Kentucky will see mostly rainfall and thunderstorms.

A significant winter storm is currently sweeping in from the Midwest to the Northeast, bringing a complex mix of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain.