Several people are dead after tornadoes tore through Oklahoma and Michigan, leveling homes and prompting emergency declarations.

One tornado was confirmed in Oklahoma on Tuesday night by the National Weather Service, with others possible nationwide. Here's the latest updates.

Authorities in southern Michigan have searched through rubble and debris in the aftermath of suspected tornadoes that killed four people during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in

A threat of severe weather across the nation’s midsection continued Saturday, a day after powerful storms whipped up tornadoes that killed four people in southern Michigan and two people in eastern Oklahoma.

On Monday, March 9, the National Weather Service (NWS) announced another severe thunderstorm warning was placed on Atoka, Oklahoma, Coleman, Oklahoma, and Lane, Oklahoma, until 7:15 a.m. local time, while parts of the state also face 0.5 inches of hail and 30 mph winds.

Construction crews are clearing wreckage in Union City while FEMA teams assess whether Southwest Michigan qualifies for federal disaster aid. Small towns like Union City face tens of thousands in repair costs.

Multiple tornadoes raged across Southwest Michigan on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring around a dozen others, according to the Branch County Sheriff's Office. The names of those lost were not immediately released.

The severe weather threat on April 17 comes after central U.S. states saw several reports of tornadoes earlier in the week.