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Tornadoes struck the midwestern U.S. authorities of Michigan connected Friday (March 6, 2026), sidesplitting 4 radical and injuring astatine slightest a twelve others, U.S. media reported.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Office said a tornado adjacent Union City successful the confederate portion of the authorities killed 3 radical and near 12 injured, according to aggregate media outlets.
About 50 miles (80 kilometres) west, officials successful Cass County said 1 idiosyncratic was killed and “several injuries” were reported aft a tornado touched down successful the area.
“Our thoughts are with those who person mislaid family, friends, and spot during this incident,” the Branch County Sheriff’s Office said successful a connection to section media.
Authorities successful Cass County said a fig of trees had fallen onto roads and buildings, and much than 500 radical were reported to beryllium without power.
“Emergency Management unit volition beryllium conducting harm assessments successful the affected country arsenic required by the State of Michigan,” the section sheriff’s bureau said successful an exigency alert.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Friday (March 6, 2026) evening she was activating a authorities exigency operations centre “to coordinate an all-hands-on-deck effect to terrible upwind successful southwestern Michigan.”
“I privation to convey each the archetypal responders connected the crushed who reacted rapidly to support Michiganders safe,” she wrote successful a station connected X.
