Powerful storms that whipped up tornadoes killed four people in southern Michigan, including a 12-year-old boy, and two people in eastern Oklahoma on Friday, reducing homes to rubble and leaving a swath of damage.
In Michigan, a 12-year-old boy died after succumbing to weather-related injuries. The boy’s parents called 911 to report that they could not find their son as a tornado touched down in the area, and by the time first responders arrived, the parents were providing him with first aid.
Three people were killed and 12 were injured in the Union Lake area near Union City, Michigan, after an apparent tornado hit, according to the Branch County Sheriff’s Office. About 50 miles southwest, Cass County officials reported one death and several injuries after a tornado touched down.
A rating of EF-3 was given to a tornado in the area of Union Lake, with winds estimated to have been at least
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