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STORY: :: A barrage of severe storms and tornadoes lash the Midwest

:: Tornadoes in Oklahoma killed at least one person

Local media reported the swarm of tornadoes in Oklahoma also injured at least five, flattened homes and ripped down trees in the northeast corner of the state.

Local media outlets reported that multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Michigan on Tuesday (May 7), causing damage to several buildings. There have been no casualties reported there.

Powerful tornadoes and storms swept through southwestern Michigan Tuesday evening, destroying or damaging homes and businesses and injuring several residents – and millions more from northeast Texas to the Carolinas face at least a slight risk of severe weather Wednesday. At least a dozen people were injured at a mobile home park in Pavilion Township following a tornado Tuesday, according to a county official. The township is located in Kalamazoo County, where 15 to 20 people had minor injuries and were transported to two area hospitals, according to the county’s...

Tornadoes were spotted after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Portions of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were also under a tornado watch, according to the National Weather Service. There were no serious injuries immediately reported, but city officials said in a news release that the twisters knocked out power to more than 20,000 people. Most of them would be without power until late Wednesday, city officials said. Tuesday's storms came a day after parts of the central United States were battered by heavy rain, strong winds, hail...

SAN ANTONIO – On Tuesday, East Central High School honored four student-athletes who signed their letters of intent to compete at the collegiate level. Mariana Medrano-Sanchez will stay close to home as the soccer stand-out signed her letter of intent to Our Lady of the Lake University. “It’s really exciting; I’ve been dreaming of this day since the first day I came to high school,” Medrano-Sanchez said. For Samantha Melendez, she’s excited to venture to the midwest as the soccer star made her commitment to Waldorf University in Forest City,...

Yumna Jawad, Michigan native who runs Feel Good Foodie, to host book signing in Detroit If you're familiar with the Feel Good Foodie on social media or come across a recipe and video for Baked Feta Pasta, you likely know Michigan native Yumna Jawad. This week, the Instagram and TikTok star known for her Mediterranean-inspired, quick and easy recipes released her first cookbook. The "Feel Good Foodie Cookbook: 125 Recipes Enhanced with Mediterranean Flavors" (Penguin Random House, $32.50) is based on Jawad's Feel Good Foodie brand. The cookbook features 125...

By Alexa St. John, Sean Murphy and Jim Salter | Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — A tornado destroyed homes, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. At least one death was reported. The tornado ripped through the 1,000-person town of Barnsdall, about a 40-minute drive north of Tulsa, on Monday night. It was the second...

One person has died after several tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma and multiple other states amid an ongoing severe weather outbreak early this week. Authorities with the Osage County Sheriff's Office announced the tornado-related death shortly after a massive twister struck Barnsdall late on Monday, May 6, according to FOX affiliate KOKI-TV and NBC News . This is the second time Barnsdall has been hit by a tornado in the last five weeks, CNN reported. An EF-1 twister hit the town on April 1. The storm this week then moved into...

Destructive storms roared through the Plains Monday, unloading at least one deadly tornado, giant hail and hurricane-force wind gusts. As some communities pick up the pieces, new ones must prepare for the threat of strong tornadoes in the Midwest. • One dead, multiple injuries: At least one person is dead and several others are injured after a tornado tore through Oklahoma’s Osage and Washington counties Monday night, Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden said in an on-air interview with CNN affiliate KOKI. Extensive damage occurred to dozens of homes between Barnsdall...

A tornado destroyed homes and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. At least one death was reported. The tornado ripped through the 1,000-person town of Barnsdall, about a 40-minute drive north of Tulsa, on Monday night. At least 30 to 40 homes in the Barnsdall area were damaged, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported, and the state Department of Health reported a nursing...