Overview
- NOAA and the National Weather Service confirmed an EF3 tornado in Michigan’s Union Lake/Union City area after severe storms on March 6–7.
- Authorities reported four deaths in southern Michigan, including three in the Union City area and one in Cass County’s Edwardsburg, with dozens injured.
- Oklahoma officials confirmed four fatalities, with two in Major County during Thursday’s storms and two in Beggs in Okmulgee County on Friday.
- Governor Kevin Stitt issued a state of emergency for eight Oklahoma counties as the state tallied 13 preliminary tornado tracks and activated its Emergency Operations Center.
- Relief groups including the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief are assisting, and residents are being urged to report storm damage to support recovery efforts.