Severe weather hits Midwest with hail and tornadoes
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Several people are dead after tornadoes tore through Oklahoma and Michigan, leveling homes and prompting emergency declarations.
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Tornadoes and baseball-sized hail tore through parts of Wisconsin and Iowa on Tuesday evening, leaving behind damaged buildings and at least one home destroyed.
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
More than 50 million people across the Midwest and Plains are bracing for severe weather on Tuesday, a day after baseball-sized hail and multiple tornadoes were reported in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Kansas.
CNN reports that more than 24 tornadoes have been reported from eastern Kansas to southern Minnesota and Wisconsin since Monday night, with more severe weather possible in some areas for the next 24 hours. The report also has an interactive map of the United States showing at least 27 reported tornadoes in the last seven days.
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.
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.
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.