PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Severe storms tore through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two reported tornadoes ripped through the Michigan city and surrounding areas, destroying homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility. attacked.

Tornadoes were first reported after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, and tornado watches remained in place for parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri, according to the National Weather Service. The storm came a day after a deadly twister hit an Oklahoma town.

Jeff Craven, a meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service's Pittsburgh office, said a research team was scheduled to head out Wednesday to determine if tornadoes had formed in areas of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

Radar shows Hancock County, West Virginia, and Jefferson County, Ohio, were hit by tornadoes, but Craven said the team needs to assess the damage to determine a rating.

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Schools in Hancock County, West Virginia, closed Wednesday due to "widespread overnight weather issues" in the county. News outlets reported building damage and power outages.

Hours earlier, two tornadoes struck the city of Portage and adjacent areas Tuesday night in southwest Michigan, destroying homes and commercial buildings and reportedly destroying a FedEx facility.

No serious injuries were immediately reported, but city officials said in a news release that the twister left more than 20,000 people without power. Most areas are expected to be without power until late Wednesday, city officials said.

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At one point, about 50 people were trapped inside the FedEx facility because power lines were down. But company spokesperson Shannon Davis said late Tuesday that "all team members are safe and sound."

Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller said more than a dozen mobile homes in Pavilion Township were "completely destroyed." He added that at least 16 people were injured there, but their injuries were not life-threatening.

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"We found a house on the road," the sheriff said late Tuesday. "We found a house in our neighbor's house. We found a big tree inside the house."

The sound of chainsaws and the snapping of tree branches filled the air Wednesday as the cleanup began at a mobile home park.

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. , on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.(Mike Simmons/Tulsa World, via AP) We're seeing demolished homes that are completely gone throughout this community," Fuller said during the day Wednesday at the Pavilion Estates mobile home park.

The house, which housed seven people, was "absolutely awesome," he said. “They rescued themselves and evacuated to a safe location and returned today.”

Pavilion Township is adjacent to Portage and is approximately 137 miles (220 miles)