Severe storms brought damaging tornadoes to parts of the central U.S. Thursday and Friday, shredding buildings into piles of debris and killing at least eight people.
UNION LAKE, Michigan — Severe storms brought damaging tornadoes to parts of the central U.S. Thursday and Friday, shredding buildings into piles of debris and killing at least eight people.The threat continues in Arkansas and Texas, with some active tornado-producing storms early Saturday, leading to a tornado watch there and in parts of Louisiana until 9 a.
m. ET.In southwestern Michigan Friday afternoon, four people were killed and others were injured as severe thunderstorm activity kicked up a destructive tornado.Three were killed and 12 others injured when the tornado ripped through the Union Lake area, the Branch County Sheriff's Office told The Associated Press. Several people were sent to the hospital, the AP said, although the extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.Another person was killed and several others were injured after the tornado touched down in nearby Cass County, officials said in a news release. Several large structures were damaged and a local state of emergency was enacted, they added.The tornado was fueled by a lone supercell thunderstorm and was tagged with a rare "particularly dangerous situation" designation by the National Weather Service as it tracked near Three Rivers, Michigan.The State Emergency Operations Center was activated after damage was reported in Branch, Cass and St. Joseph counties, Michigan State Police said.A tornado in the Three Rivers area launched fragments of buildings into the air and peeled large sections of the roof off a storage facility, video shows. It's unclear if anyone was injured. CNN has reached out for more information.In Union City, east of Union Lake, video shows massive pieces of debris flying in the air as someone in the background says, "There goes a house."The Michigan fatalities follow reports of a deadly tornado striking Oklahoma overnight Thursday, killing a mother and daughter.On Friday, another round of dangerous storms killed two people in Beggs, Oklahoma, the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office said.As of late Friday, "all persons are accounted for and there are no more missing persons," Sheriff Eddy Rice said in a statement.Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he had spoken with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols and Beggs Mayor Roger Merrill following tornadoes in their communities."We are committed to assist with their recovery efforts," he said on Facebook, adding that state agencies "remain engaged across Green Country this evening" and
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