US officials said at least 4 people died and many others were injured after a tornado swept through the southwest of Michigan.
In Branch County, the police chief said that the tornado suspected to have occurred in the Union Lake area killed 3 people and injured at least 12 others, including 3 hospitalized.
In Cass County, 1 person died and many others were injured after a tornado occurred near the town of Edwardsburg late afternoon. 6. Many houses and barns were damaged, from severe structural damage to complete destruction.
The US National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado warning for this area on the afternoon of March 6.
The incident occurred in the context that nearly 70 million Americans are in the harsh weather warning zone for the weekend, after deadly storms swept through Oklahoma.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said that the state government is deploying an emergency response with all forces to respond to the severe weather situation in the southwest of the state.
NWS also issued tornado warnings to many areas south of Michigan, including a large and "extremely dangerous" tornado recorded south of Kalamazoo city.
Many reports show significant damage at Three Rivers. Union City also recorded heavy damage from the storm on March 6.
The storm system is causing extreme weather on a large scale, from the Rocky Mountains to the Upper Midwest and most of the central plains of the United States.
The risk of strong storms stretching from Dallas to Milwaukee, including cities like Des Moines (Iowa, St. Louis and Oklahoma City). Strong gusts of wind, heavy hail, and tornadoes are all likely to occur here.
Heavy rains, especially in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, could cause localized flash floods.
The Governor of Missouri also declared a state of emergency on March 6 to prepare for dangerous weather that may occur throughout the state.
This extreme weather occurred after 7 tornadoes and heavy hail were recorded in western Texas and Oklahoma.
On the evening of March 5, 2 mothers and children died in Major County, Oklahoma after extreme weather swept through the area. Two victims were found dead in a car showing signs of being destroyed by a tornado.
