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Union City tornado becomes the earliest EF-3 on record for Michigan
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (550+ words) The National Weather Service surveyed the tornado damage in the townships of Union City, Edwardsburg, and Three Rivers on March 8 and classified the deadly Union City tornado as an EF-3. While the rating is preliminary, the Union City tornado is…...
Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms for parts of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana on March 10
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (426+ words) The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) for severe thunderstorms across portions of the Midwest for March 10. Forecast hazards include damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes, with storms expected to develop during the afternoon and evening…...
8 dead in Michigan and Oklahoma as over 25 tornadoes hit central United States
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (464+ words) At least eight fatalities have been confirmed in parts of Michigan and Oklahoma as a severe weather outbreak spawned dozens of tornadoes across five states between March 5 and 6, 2026. Four fatalities were reported in Michigan and four were reported in Oklahoma,…...
Tornado leaves at least four dead and more than a dozen injured in southwest Michigan, United States
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (516+ words) Severe storms and tornadoes struck southwest Michigan, United States, on March 6, 2026, killing at least four people and injuring more than a dozen in Branch and Cass counties. Homes were destroyed, trees uprooted, and power infrastructure damaged as emergency crews carried…...
Deadly Fairview tornado rated as EF-2, Oklahoma
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (372+ words) The tornado that struck Fairview, Oklahoma on March 5, 2026, was rated as an EF-2 after damage surveys were conducted by National Weather Service (NWS) in Norman. At least one other EF-2 and two EF-1 tornadoes were also identified in the region....
Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Solomon Islands
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (245+ words) A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 struck 182 km (113 miles) ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands at 14:27 UTC on March 6, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 8.7 km (5.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 9 km (5.6 miles)....
M4.9 earthquake near Edgefield becomes strongest inland earthquake on record in Louisiana
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (468+ words) Epicenter of M4.9 2026 Red River Parish, Louisiana earthquake. Credit: TW/SAM, Google The earthquake occurred at 05:30 local time (11:30 UTC) at a depth of 11.1 km (6.9 miles), according to the USGS. It is also the second strongest earthquake recorded in Louisiana. The epicenter…...
Multiple tornadoes reported across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas as severe storms impact southern Plains
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (540+ words) Multiple tornadoes were reported across parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas on March 5, 2026, as severe thunderstorms moved across the southern Plains. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) received at least seven tornado reports during the event, with storms causing localized damage…...
SPC issues Enhanced Risk for severe storms with large hail and tornado potential across Texas-Oklahoma-Kansas
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (812+ words) Categorical Outlook for March 5, 2026. Image credit: NWS Severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop across parts of the southern and central Plains of the United States on March 5 as an amplified upper-level pattern develops across the country. Forecast discussions from the…...
Record rainfall hits Dallas–Fort Worth as storms flood highways across North Texas
4+ day, 16+ min ago (320+ words) Record rainfall struck Dallas'Fort Worth, Texas, on March 4, 2026, when Dallas'Fort Worth International Airport recorded 39.4 mm (1.55 inches) of rain, breaking the previous daily record of 32.3 mm (1.27 inches) set in 1937. The storms flooded highways across North Texas, caused the collapse of a…...