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Three children died in Kalamazoo County when a tree fell on the vehicle they were riding in.
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The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and...
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The National Weather Service says two tornadoes touched down in Ionia County and one in Newaygo County during Sunday's storms, bringing the total in West Michigan to five and the total for the state to nine.
Nine tornadoes struck Michigan on Sunday, March 30, with high winds causing four fatalities, including three children.
A deadly tornado outbreak ripped through the South and Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, destroying homes and neighborhoods, damaging vehicles, bringing down trees and utility lines and knocking out power.
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Lansing State Journal on MSNImages show paths of Sunday's tornadoes in Ingham and Ionia countiesThe tornadoes that tore through Ingham County on Sunday included winds of up to 110 mph. Two others touched down in Ionia County.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has been conducting surveys on the damage and initially determined that seven tornadoes touched down. On Wednesday, they confirmed two additional tornadoes, bringing the total to nine. Then, on Thursday, the count went up again by one, bringing the total up to 10.
Four tornadoes were officially confirmed from Sunday's severe weather episode in West Michigan and throughout the Mitten.These confirmations were made courtesy
A life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes is expected today in parts of the central and eastern US from a powerful, wide-reaching spring storm.
MICHIGAN, USA — Severe weather across Michigan on Sunday knocked out power for thousands and produced five confirmed tornadoes. As of Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed a tornado touched down in Newaygo County east of Grant this Sunday.