This is why you need a weather radio...

Here it is at 2 AM and I cannot sleep so I decided to peek at my computer and see what the weather is doing. At 2 AM there are three tornado watches and one thunderstorm watch box. Some extend all the way thru 6 AM.

As of this moment, we have three tornado warnings and eight severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. Storm reports continue to trickle in with damaging winds in excess of 80 MPH overturning cars and uprooting trees. No tornado reports in the last couple of hours but...

Remember the storm system that passed over Illinois, Indiana, and lower Michigan on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning? Seemingly an innocent line of storms? A confirmed F1 tornado tracked 3.8 miles near Plainwell, Michigan at 1:39 AM. Most sensible people are sleeping at that time. What would/could save your life? A weather radio!