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

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.

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.

Three confirmed tornadoes touched down in West Michigan on Tuesday during severe weather. Now the focus is on historic flooding.

Meteorologists say the March 6 tornado formed in a five-minute radar gap, making it nearly impossible to warn residents before the deadly storm struck Michigan.